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Wikipedia: The Ayyubids were a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin centered in Cairo and Damascus that ruled much of the Middle East during the 12th and 13th centuries CE. The Ayyubid family, under the brothers Ayyub and Shirkuh, originally served as soldiers for the Zengids until they gradually gained independence from them under Saladin, Ayyub's son. In 1171, Saladin proclaimed himself sultan of Egypt after dissolving the Fatimid Caliphate upon the death of al-Adid.
![[Isometric laser scan data image of a portion of the 12th century Ayyubid Wall that borders Al]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ayyubid_wall_cyark_2_s.jpg "Isometric laser scan data image of a portion of the 12th century Ayyubid Wall that borders Al")
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![[The Ayyubid wall in Cairo, uncovered during construction of Al]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ayyubid_Wall_Al_Azhar_Park_Cairo_01_2006_s.jpg "The Ayyubid wall in Cairo, uncovered during construction of Al")
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![[An example of Ayyubid pottery from Egypt]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Egyptian_vase_MBA_Lyon_1939_10_s.jpg "An example of Ayyubid pottery from Egypt")
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![[Minaret of the Great Mosque of the Aleppo Citadel, built by az]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Minaret_of_the_Aleppo_Citadel_Mosque_Aleppo_Syria_s.jpg "Minaret of the Great Mosque of the Aleppo Citadel, built by az")
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