Battle of the Blacks
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title:
Battle of the Blacks
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The Battle of the Blacks or Battle of the Slaves was a conflict in Cairo that occurred during the Rise of Saladin in Egypt, on 21–23 August 1169, between the black African units of the Fatimid army and other pro-Fatimid elements, and Sunni Syrian troops loyal to the Fatimid vizier, Saladin. Saladin's rise to the vizierate, and his sidelining of the Fatimid caliph, al-Adid, antagonized the traditional Fatimid elites, including the army regiments, as Saladin relied chiefly on the Kurdish and Turki
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1169 battle between Saladin and Fatimids
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Blacks
date created:
2022-01-23T12:59:00Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T15:04:00Z
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