{"title":"3,000 Riders to Egypt: An Impossible Mission | Ep. 5 | The Salahuddin Generation","slug":"the-salahuddin-generation-episode-5","author":"Dr. Hassan Elwan","abstract":"Three thousand riders. One race to Egypt. As the Ismaili dynasty collapsed, Nur ad-Din Zengi had the opportunity to take control of the regional powerhouse: Egypt. Risks, betrayals, and the Crusaders got in the way. Who was standing tall when the dust settled?","topics":["History"],"published_date":"2026-01-03 14:24:11","video_url":"https://youtu.be/VUYieM40FlE","chapters":[{"start_time":0,"title":"Nur ad-Din Zengi’s bloodless conquest of Damascus","end_time":191},{"start_time":191,"title":"Asad ad-Din Shirkuh and and the race for Egypt","end_time":536},{"start_time":536,"title":"The Battle of Harim (Zengids vs. Crusaders)","end_time":825},{"start_time":825,"title":"Resilience of Shirkuh and 3,000 Muslim knights","end_time":1037},{"start_time":1037,"title":"The Zengids’ second attempt to take Egypt","end_time":1221},{"start_time":1221,"title":"Shirkuh’s brilliant strategy","end_time":1568},{"start_time":1568,"title":"Shirkuh’s surprise in Alexandria","end_time":1897},{"start_time":1897,"title":"Saving Cairo from the Crusaders","end_time":2083}],"series_name":"The Salahuddin Generation","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/the-salahuddin-generation/the-salahuddin-generation-episode-5?utm_source=webmcp&utm_medium=ai-agent&utm_campaign=content-discovery"}