1193
EventsSaladin dies, and the lands of the Kurdish Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt and Syria are split among his descendants.Qutb-ud-Din, a Ghurid slave commander, captures Delhi.Muhammad Khilji, a general under the command of Qutb-ud-Din sacks and burns Nalanda, India's greatest Buddhist university.
Births
DeathsSaladin, Sultan of the Kurdish Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt and SyriaBalian of Ibelin, noble of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
Heads of statesEngland - Richard I King of England (reigned from 1189 to 1199) France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
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