Saladin

Japanese: Saladin
Saladin

…He died in Damascus the following year. Not only was he a talented warrior, but he also treated non-believers fairly in accordance with Islamic customs, and because of his philanthropy he is often referred to as Saladin in European literary works (such as Lessing's Nathan the Wise and W. Scott's The Talisman). Despite financial difficulties, he actively built mosques and madrasas in Cairo and worked to promote Islamic studies. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Saladin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…翌年,ダマスクスで没。武人として優れた才能を発揮したばかりでなく,イスラムの慣行に基づいて異教徒を公正に扱い,その博愛主義のゆえにヨーロッパの文芸作品にもサラディンSaladinの名でしばしば登場する(レッシングの《賢者ナータン》やW.スコットの《タリズマン》など)。財政難に苦しみながらも,カイロにモスクやマドラサを盛んに建設して,イスラム諸学の振興に努めた。…

※「Saladin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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