(1138–93 (AH 532–89))
. A Kurdish soldier who recaptured
Jerusalem
from the
crusaders
. By 1187 (AH 583) he had captured Jerusalem, but he did not succeed in expelling them from their last stronghold in Tyre. Sal
ud-D
n earned a reputation for chivalry which long outlasted his political empire.
Sal
m
(Arab.). Peace, used in greeting. The Hebrew equivalent is
sh
l
m
.