Polities

Ayyubid Sultanate

Citation Formats

General Reference

History Atlas. "Ayyubid Sultanate." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://history.interactiveatlas.org/polities/ayyubid-sultanate.

APA Style

History Atlas. (n.d.). Ayyubid Sultanate. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://history.interactiveatlas.org/polities/ayyubid-sultanate

BibTeX

@misc{historyatlas-ayyubid-sultanate,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Ayyubid Sultanate},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://history.interactiveatlas.org/polities/ayyubid-sultanate},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Ayyubid dynasty, also known as the Ayyubid Sultanate, was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin that founded the medieval Sultanate of Egypt, which was established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate.

Facts

Capital

Cairo (1171-1174, 1218-1250) 1

Also Damascus (1174-1218) and Aleppo (1250-1260).

Start Year

1171 1

End Year

1260 1

Egypt itself was lost to the Mamluks in 1250; the last Ayyubid-controlled Levantine territory fell in 1260.

Cross-Tradition Connections