The Ayyubid presence in Egypt, a study in the origin and expansion (559-567 AH / 1163-1171 AD)

Abstract

It is not possible to talk about the elements of Egypt's civilized identity or its components without extending the discussion to the arena of geography and the extension of history together, because the components of Egypt's cultural identity are intertwined and not accumulated in layers due to the length of Egyptian history in the depth of time on the one hand, and the multiplicity of tributaries that fed the river of Egyptian history (local , eastern, Mediterranean, African, and Asian) on the other hand. The relatively stable elements in this identity were based on geography, represented by the geographical location that the Nile River and the desert surrounding the valley gave it the advantage of protection and the blessing of stability, while making the Mediterranean and the Red Sea one of the reasons for the greed of others in Egypt throughout the ages, and perhaps this was the direct reason that Any power that wanted to control the region throughout history had to clash with Egypt