Sal·a·din /ˈsæləˌdin, dən; ˌsæləˈdin/
  Saladin
       n : sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the
           Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de
           Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) [syn: Salah-ad-Din Yusuf
           ibn-Ayyub]