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Today, in retrospect, Saladin is treated like a very wise commander and leader, and is seen as generally "successful". But during his lifetime, he had his own fair share of ups and downs - so how was Saladin seen by both his Saracen peers and Crusader enemies in his own lifetime?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/AskHistorians

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