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Sahyun (Qal'at Salah al-Din)

صهيون ⁦(قلعة صلاح الدين)⁩

Crusader-era castle of the Syrian coastal mountains, later an Ayyubid and Mamluk seat.

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Levant & Iraq

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Under the rule of
Muzaffar al-Din Uthman, lord of Sahyun
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Muzaffar al-Din Uthman, lord of Sahyun

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Muzaffar al-Din Uthman, lord of Sahyun

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islam.museum contributors. “Sahyun (Qal'at Salah al-Din)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/sahyun/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Muzaffar al-Din Uthman, lord of Sahyun

Lord of Sahyun castle for thirty-three years after his father — 'resolute, commanding, awe-inspiring'; he lived ninety years, was buried in the castle, and his son Sayf al-Din Muhammad succeeded.