This Is What Killed Medieval Sultan Who Conquered Jerusalem During the Crusades
By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | May 5, 2018 09:53am ET
A portrait of Saladin, Salah al-Din Yusuf, the sultan of Egypt and Syria and the Hijaz (part of modern-day Saudi Arabia).
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What killed the sultan Saladin, who famously unified the Muslim world during the 12th century, recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians and helped spark the Third Crusade? Until now, it was a mystery. But by sifting through clues on Saladin's medical symptoms written more than 800 years ago, a doctor may have finally determined what illness felled the mighty sultan.
https://www.livescience.com/62487-historical-diagnosis-sultan-saladin.html
