What is Ayyubid Sultanate?
The '''Ayyubid Sultanate''' (Arabic: الأيوبيون ''al-Ayyūbīyūn''; Kurdish: ئەیووبیەکان, Eyûbiyan) was dynasty of Kurdish origin that ruled [[Egypt]], Syria, the Jazira and the Yemen in the 12th and 13th centuries. The name of the dynasty is attributed to Ayyub b. Shadhi, the father of Saladin. The Ayyūbids played a significant role in the history of the region, notably ending Fatimid, uniting Syria and Egypt, and defeating the Crusaders.{{Sfn|Mazaheri|Gholami|2008}} {{Infobox country | conventional_long_name = Ayyubid Sultanate | common_name = Ayyubids | native_name = {{lang|ar|الأيوبيون}} <br/> {{lang|ckb|ئەیووبی}} <br/>{{lang|ku|Eyûbî}} | image_flag = Saladin's Standard.svg | image_flag2 = Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg | image_map = Ayyubid_Sultanate_1193_AD.jpg | capital = {{plainlist| *Cairo (1171–1174; 1218–1250) *Damascus (1174–1218) *Aleppo (1250–1260) *Hama (until 1341)}} | religion = Sunni Islam (Shafi) | government_type = Sultanate (princely confederation) under Abbasid Caliphate | currency = Dinar, Dirham | footnotes = <sup>a</sup>A branch of the Ayyubid dynasty ruled Hisn Kayfa until the 1524.<br/><sup>b</sup>The total population of the Ayyubid territories is unknown. This population figure only includes Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, Palestine and Transjordan. Other Ayyubid territories, including coastal areas of Yemen, the Hejaz, Nubia and Cyrenaica are not included. | status = Sovereign state<br/>(1171–1260) | year_end = 1260<sup>a</sup> | year_start = 1171 | flag_type = Left: Banner of the Ayyubid Dynasty<br/>Right: Reconstruction of Saladin's personal standard | image_map_caption = Ayyubids (in pink) at the death of Saladin in 1193 | common_languages = Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish{{#tag:ref|Saladin spoke both Arabic and Kurdish, and likely Turkish as well.{{sfn|Magill|1998|p=809}}|group=Note}} | title_leader