Historical figure · Pearson Edexcel International GCSE revision on Incandio

Saladin

Portrait of Saladin

Sultan · Defender of the Faith · Sultan of Egypt & Syria · 1137–1193

The Kurdish sultan who united the Muslim world and recaptured Jerusalem — respected even by his enemies.

Why Saladin is on Incandio

Incandio is a free revision platform for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE. Its historical figures are the people a student learns from, questions and — where a specification topic is theirs — defends an idea against. Saladin can be questioned here in a dramatised, historically grounded portrayal, and the five-chapter life below is written to be read alongside the course.

Explore the life of Saladin — five chapters

  1. A Rise Through Service — From officer to ruler of Egypt
  2. Unity and the Battle of Hattin — Turning the tide against the Crusaders
  3. The Recapture of Jerusalem — Mercy where mercy was not expected
  4. Saladin and the Lionheart — A struggle of mutual respect
  5. The Making of a Legend — Respected across the divide

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