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Husam al-Din Abu'l-Hayja
| Husam al-Din Abu'l-Hayja | |||||||||||
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| Emir | |||||||||||
| Emir of Nisibis | |||||||||||
| Reign | 1182-1189 | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Zengids | ||||||||||
| Emir of Jerusalem | |||||||||||
| Reign | 10th September 1195-13 July 1196 | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | ‘Izz al-Din Jurduk al-Nuri | ||||||||||
| Successor | Shams al-Din Sungur al-Kabir | ||||||||||
| Born | Erbil, Hadhbani Emirate | ||||||||||
| Died | 1197 Daquq, Abbasid caliphate | ||||||||||
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| Dynasty | Hadhabani | ||||||||||
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Husam al-Din Abu'l-Hayja, also known as al-Samin (lit. 'the Fat') and al-Hadhbani, was a Kurdish general and aristocrat in service of the Ayyubid dynasty. He was the commander of Salahiya regiment of Saladin and prominent figure in the Third Crusade.[1][2]
Husam al-Din played an important role in Saladin's war against the Crusaders and conquest of Levant and Upper Mesopotamia. He also aided al-Afdal on his power struggle against his relatives.
- ^ Humphreys 1977, p. 31.
- ^ Minorsky 1953, pp. 142–143.
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