Chester-Mar Rihn
Adaptive Leader Analysis: Saladin – Presentation Outline
1.) Saladin was a hero of Islam, due to his impeccable abilities to unite the Muslim people and his prowess in the military environment. He earns this title as recognition for his devotion to his faith and to his people. He had also earned a reputation as a fair and just opponent to his enemies, such is because of his generosity and his civility.
Saladin also campaigned from the North African coast, in Egypt, Arabia, Syria, and Mesopotamia, gaining support for the jihad on the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was also known on both sides of his conflicts for his great qualities, the crusaders respected him for his chivalry.
2.) (Saladin’s Upbringing) Born to a well-known Kurdish …show more content…
6.) (How he treated his enemies) Militarily, he chose to conquer smaller Christian centers on the way to Jerusalem, avoiding strenuous sieges, and offering noble surrenders, resulting in far less blood being spilled from battle. He also utilized the desert to dehydrate crusaders, crushing them under the might of his cavalry.
The picture shows the end of the Battle of Hattin, where the European crusaders led an offensive against Saladin as he sieged the city of Tiberias. The crusaders were outnumbered, weakened by the desert, and unable to inflict serious damage to Saladin’s forces. In the end, Saladin spared most Christian lords and treated prisoners well, but he had executed nearly every captured Templar. The very next day, Saladin marched onward to Jerusalem.
When conquering Jerusalem, Saladin was very civil and humane, at least compared to the crusaders’ invasion of Jerusalem nearly a century prior, of which left the streets stained in …show more content…
He built and staffed schools, constructed a hospital that offered assistance to the sick, both physically and mentally, and while also providing free food, and he also created the impenetrable citadel to provide ultimate security for the city.
10.) (Uniting opposing forces) In order to defeat the European crusaders, Saladin brought opposing Muslims together, unifying different groups for a common goal. He also fought alongside Eastern Christians who despised the Western Christians of Europe and the papacy.
11.) (Leadership style) Saladin was a leader that gave his people a high priority, as well as placing his goals in regards to religious fervor along the same level of prioritization.
12.) (Unity) He gave his people hope and motivation to come together for a common goal, and by creating bonds between opposing forces for the greater good he was able to succeed in his unification of Muslims.
13.) (The Greatest Muslim Leader of his time) Saladin acquired his reputation as a great leader due to his ability to effectively unite and motivate his people, and also due his genuine and firm leadership style, of which he may attribute to his ultimate accomplishment of winning the holy land of Jerusalem for his people and his
Adaptive Leader Analysis: Saladin – Presentation Outline
1.) Saladin was a hero of Islam, due to his impeccable abilities to unite the Muslim people and his prowess in the military environment. He earns this title as recognition for his devotion to his faith and to his people. He had also earned a reputation as a fair and just opponent to his enemies, such is because of his generosity and his civility.
Saladin also campaigned from the North African coast, in Egypt, Arabia, Syria, and Mesopotamia, gaining support for the jihad on the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was also known on both sides of his conflicts for his great qualities, the crusaders respected him for his chivalry.
2.) (Saladin’s Upbringing) Born to a well-known Kurdish …show more content…
6.) (How he treated his enemies) Militarily, he chose to conquer smaller Christian centers on the way to Jerusalem, avoiding strenuous sieges, and offering noble surrenders, resulting in far less blood being spilled from battle. He also utilized the desert to dehydrate crusaders, crushing them under the might of his cavalry.
The picture shows the end of the Battle of Hattin, where the European crusaders led an offensive against Saladin as he sieged the city of Tiberias. The crusaders were outnumbered, weakened by the desert, and unable to inflict serious damage to Saladin’s forces. In the end, Saladin spared most Christian lords and treated prisoners well, but he had executed nearly every captured Templar. The very next day, Saladin marched onward to Jerusalem.
When conquering Jerusalem, Saladin was very civil and humane, at least compared to the crusaders’ invasion of Jerusalem nearly a century prior, of which left the streets stained in …show more content…
He built and staffed schools, constructed a hospital that offered assistance to the sick, both physically and mentally, and while also providing free food, and he also created the impenetrable citadel to provide ultimate security for the city.
10.) (Uniting opposing forces) In order to defeat the European crusaders, Saladin brought opposing Muslims together, unifying different groups for a common goal. He also fought alongside Eastern Christians who despised the Western Christians of Europe and the papacy.
11.) (Leadership style) Saladin was a leader that gave his people a high priority, as well as placing his goals in regards to religious fervor along the same level of prioritization.
12.) (Unity) He gave his people hope and motivation to come together for a common goal, and by creating bonds between opposing forces for the greater good he was able to succeed in his unification of Muslims.
13.) (The Greatest Muslim Leader of his time) Saladin acquired his reputation as a great leader due to his ability to effectively unite and motivate his people, and also due his genuine and firm leadership style, of which he may attribute to his ultimate accomplishment of winning the holy land of Jerusalem for his people and his