Death of Saladin & Division of Empire
Cairo, EgyptSaladin died of a fever on 4 March 1193 at Damascus not long after King Richard's departure, leading to fighting between branches of the Ayyubid dynasty, as he has given his heirs control of mostly independent sections of the empire. His two sons, controlling Damascus and Aleppo, fight for power, but ultimately Saladin's brother al-Adil becomes sultan.