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Selâhaddîn
Selâhaddîn (Selâhaddîn-i Eyyûbî / Selâhaddîn Yûsuf b. Necmeddîn Eyyûb) is the ruler who laid the foundations of the Eyyûbî dynasty (Vol. 1, p. 151) and established his dominion in Dımaşk (Vol. 1, p. 153).
Scholars of his era dedicated works to him: Şeyzerî presented two works to Sultan Selâhaddîn (Vol. 1, p. 154); Tarsûsî presented Tabsıratu Erbâbi’l-Elbâb to him before the Siege of Akka, which began in 1189 (Vol. 1, p. 155).
The Selâhaddîn era also stands out with its powerful bureaucrats. Individuals to be appointed as heads of Dîvâns were assigned according to the preferences of Kâdiyü’l-Fâzıl; Kâdı el-Fâzıl’s letters are primary sources for the political and cultural history of the period (Vol. 1, pp. 156-157). İmâdüddîn el-İsfahânî was also one of the important bureaucrats of the Nûreddîn Zengî and Selâhaddîn periods, compiling his memoirs in a work titled Berku’ş-Şâmî (Şam Şimşeği) (Vol. 1, pp. 158-159); İbn Memmâti, on the other hand, was appointed as the head of Dîvânülceyş by Selâhaddîn (Vol. 1, p. 160).
Sources
Kürt Tarihinin Kaynakları, Volume 1: ANTİKÇAĞ VE İSLAMÎ DÖNEM KAYNAKLARI (2023)
Authors: Muhammet Yücel, Abdurrahman Acar, Nevzat Keleş, Hakan Can, Yusuf Baluken, Bedrettin Basuğuy
Pages: 151, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160
Sources are drawn from the series “Kürt Tarihinin Kaynakları” (Sources of Kurdish History). Series editors: Nurettin Beltekin, Serdar Şengül, Ercan Çağlayan.
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