Maimonides vs Saladin
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Compare the life timelines of Maimonides (1138–1204) and Saladin (1137–1193) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1138 to 1193.
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Maimonides (1138–1204)
- — Born in Cordoba in Almoravid al-Andalus Verified
- — Family fled Cordoba after the Almohad conquest Verified
- — Settled with his family in Fez, Morocco Verified
- — Settled permanently in Fustat, Egypt Verified
- — Completed his Commentary on the Mishnah Verified
- — Became a leader of the Jewish community of Egypt Verified
- — Completed the Mishneh Torah, his monumental code of Jewish law Verified
- — Appointed physician to the court of Saladin in Egypt Verified
- — Completed The Guide for the Perplexed Verified
- — Died in Fustat, Egypt Verified
Saladin (1137–1193)
- — Born in Tikrit Verified
- — Raised and educated in Damascus Verified
- — Joined his uncle Shirkuh's campaigns in Egypt Verified
- — Became vizier of Egypt Verified
- — Abolished the Fatimid Caliphate Verified
- — Proclaimed Sultan of Egypt and Syria, founding the Ayyubid dynasty Verified
- — Destroyed the Crusader army at the Battle of Hattin Verified
- — Recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders Verified
- — Concluded the Treaty of Jaffa with Richard the Lionheart Verified
- — Died in Damascus Verified