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Saladin takes Dam (Diplomacy (Propaganda (al-Salih's name in Friday…
Saladin takes Dam
Diplomacy
Propaganda
al-Salih's name in Friday prayers
claimed to be his protector
preserve Zengid authority
Islamic unity
sal needed excuse to intervene in Syria
counted on a coup or Frankish invasion
power vacuum
1174
- Dam seizes power
1174
- sal accuses al-Muqaddam of buying peace with Franks
al-Muqaddam accused sal of treachery BUT feared alliance between mosul and aleppo V dam & invited sal to come to his aid
Battles
1174
- Sal fights off a rebellion in Upper Egypt
1174
- Amalric besieges Banyas (under dam control) but ill
gained £ and release of Christian captives
1174
- sicilian fleet attck Alexandria
Money
1174
- Amalric gains money when he attacked Banyas
1174
- Sal marched into Dam with 10,000s gold dinars to buy support
Deaths and other events
Assassination attempt 1
1175
- sal survived attack from 13 Assassins