Saladin's Forgotten General: Taqi al-Din at Hattin

Saladin's nephew Taqi al-Din Umar commanded the right wing at the Battle of Hattin and led the charge that sealed the fate of the Crusader army. But his story goes far beyond that single day. In this episode, we explore Taqi al-Din's role as a military commander, governor of Aleppo, and would-be successor. We trace his campaigns against the Crusaders and his rivalry with al-Adil, using chronicles from Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad and Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani. Learn how Taqi al-Din's death in 1191 from an illness left a power vacuum that shaped Saladin's later years. We also examine his controversial siege of Tyre in 1187, where Conrad of Montferrat frustrated Ayyubid ambitions, and the strategic decisions that made Taqi al-Din both indispensable and a potential threat to Saladin's legacy. #Saladin #TaqiAlDin #Hattin #Ayyubid #Crusades #BattleOfHattin #ConradOfMontferrat #Tyre #Aleppo #BahaAdDin #ImadAdDin #MedievalHistory #IslamicHistory #MiddleEast #MilitaryHistory #Siege #Nephew #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo