Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi
Pak-Turk television series based on Saladin
Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi (English: Saladin: The Conqueror of Jerusalem) is a Turkish-Pakistani television series produced by Turkey's Akli Films and Pakistan's Ansari and Shah Films. The series is based on the life of Saladin, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. The television series started production in summer 2022. The producers asserted that the main target audience of the series were non-Muslims who were unaware of the Muslim history.
Plot
Season 1
The television series focuses on the life of 12th-century Muslim ruler Saladin and how he conquered Jerusalem Furthermore, it focuses on his struggles and battles against the Crusaders and his goal to unite the Muslim territories of Syria, northern Mesopotamia, Palestine and Egypt under his rule.
In the show, Saladin is depicted as the adopted son of Nur al-Din Zengi who doesn't know that he is adopted and doesn't know his real parents.
Season 2
After getting thrown into the well by Count Miles, Selahaddin gets out with the help of Balian of Ibelin, the younger brother of Hugh, who is on his deathbed. Balian plans to go back to France and live his life as a regular knight, away from all the messy politics in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but saving Selahaddin changes his fate forever. They both get captured by a slave trader and are taken to Egypt to participate in Dirgham's Spring Festival. The Fatimid vizier Dirgham allies with the new King of Jerusalem, Amalric and plans to let Crusader knights, led by Miles, into Cairo during the festival.
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