Do not imagine that because I have taken Jerusalem, I shall rest. No, I shall not rest until I have taken all the remaining Frankish possessions, and then I will go on to conquer the West, and I will drive the Franks from all lands.
— Saladin Medieval

Sultan, recaptured Jerusalem

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Attributed to Saladin after the conquest of Jerusalem

Date / Period

c. 1187

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Controversial

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16607/16607-h/16607-h.htm

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