ADMIRAL OF SALADIN: HUSAM AD-DIN LU'LU

Abstract

The great personalities of history have also achieved success with the talented administrators, commanders and scientists around them and immortalized their names. Saladdin Ayyubi, who gained a rightful reputation in the East and West as one of the greatest leaders of the Middle Ages by taking back Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, is one of these leaders. It is necessary to look for the successes of Saladin, who realized his victories and important works with his astute and loyal men around him. Along with Jewish and Christian physicians, his converting commanders contributed greatly to his success. Hüsam ad-Din Lü'lü, who is of Armenian origin, is one of them. This talented admiral, who was Saladin's eyes and ears on the seas, was one of the actors of the Crusaders' failure to capture this place for a long time, with the vital supplies and materials he brought to the city during the defense of Akkâ, which was very important for Saladin. The admiral of Saladin, who also did very important works for the social life of Egypt, made a name for himself with his generosity and the social facilities he had built, and succeeded in becoming one of the unforgettable. One of his greatest achievements was to punish the Crusaders who threatened Mecca and Madina with the portable ships they built by landing in the Red Sea when Saladin was not in Egypt and ensuring the safety of the holy places.