I have become so great as I am because I have won men's hearts by gentleness and kindliness.
Military Strategists
Saladin
The sultan who recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, earning respect from both Muslim and Christian worlds for his military brilliance and magnanimous treatment of defeated enemies (1137-1193). Saladin's combination of strategic genius and chivalric generosity made him the rare conqueror honored equally by those he defeated.
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