| Abstract:
The rule of the Kurdish Ayyubids in Egypt, Syria and Yemen, their
wars against the crusaders, the fall of the Fatimids in Egypt at the hand
of this dynasty and their defeat of the Zangid atabaks in the Jazira and
Syria, constitute some of the most important events in Islamic history.
Before attempting a study of this dynastys rule in Egypt, Syria and
the J azira, their beliefs and practices or the buildings
which have survived from the period, it is necessary to complete a
scientific evaluation of the sources. In this paper, the existing sources
have been divided into four groups. I have concentrated on the first
group: original sources.
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