#crusades
- Ayyubids — A historical proper noun designating the members of a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin, globally founded by the famous military leader Saladin (Salah ad-Din) in the 12th century. This structural dynastic lineage ruled vast territories in the Middle East, including Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and parts of Mesopotamia, becoming famous in universal history for unifying the Islamic world, recapturing Jerusalem in 1187, and crucial military confrontations against Crusader states during the Third Crusade.
- Ascalon — The historical name of an ancient Mediterranean port city located in the Near East (today Ashkelon in Israel), recognized as one of the oldest and most important urban centers in ancient Canaan and one of the five principal cities of the Philistines; famous in biblical history and the Crusades era, being the site of a famous battle in 1099.