Why was Saladin mostly forgotten about in the Muslim world until the modern era, whilst he was venerated by the West continuously as a skilled opponent? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why was Saladin mostly forgotten about in the Muslim world until the modern era, whilst he was venerated by the West continuously as a skilled opponent?

by DogmaSychroniser

Recently read 'Saladin' the John Man biography and while he has some answers to the posed questions, I wondered if there were more takes on the subject matter.

WelfOnTheShelf

I answered a similar question a few months ago:

Is it true that Saladin was relatively unknown in the Islamic world until modern times?

Hopefully that helps!