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Salah el-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt, came to power when a Crusader force threatened to attach the Fatimids, whose strength was ebbing in 1168. They appealed for help to Nur al-Din, the powerful Seljuk overlord of Damascus, who dispatched a military aid mission, of which Salah el-Din was the second in command.
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On the opposite site of the Gawhara Palace and the Muhammad ‘Ali mosque, through the Bab al- ‘Alam or the gate of the flag, one can find the remnants of Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil Palace built 1292 and a Police museum. You could also quench your thirst here at the small decent cafeteria.
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After about spending forty-five minutes in the southern section, we went to the southern sector through the Bab al-Qullah, built by Sultan al-Baybars I. This section stores the Military museum, the open display area, and the mosque of Sulaiman Pasha, which is unfortunately not open to public.
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