Editing Saladin (section)

==Cultural depictions of Saladin==
[[File:Flickr - Gaspa - Cairo, museo militare (8).jpg|thumb|right|Modern sculpture of Saladin in the [[Egyptian Military museum]] in Cairo]]

===Novels===
* ''[[The Talisman (Scott novel)|The Talisman]]'' by [[Walter Scott]]. Published in 1825 it is set during the Third Crusade and centres on the relationship between Richard I of England and Saladin.
* [[Crusades trilogy|The ''Crusades'' trilogy]] (1998–2000) by [[Jan Guillou]] is about a young nobleman from present-day Sweden who is exiled and forced to participate in the [[Crusades]] in the Middle East. In it he comes across Saladin who in the story has the role of a "helper."
* ''[[The Book of Saladin]]'' (1998) by [[Tariq Ali]], a novel based on Saladin's life.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Book of Saladin |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tariq-ali/the-book-of-saladin/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===Film, television and animation===
* ''[[The Crusades (1935 film)|The Crusades]]'' [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s 1935 epic Saladin portrayed by [[Ian Keith]] is the noble adversary of King Richard.
* ''Ghazi Salahuddin'', a 1939 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] by I. A. Hafesjee. It stars [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]] as the sultan, [[Rattan Bai|Ratan Bai]] as Rihana, [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]] as [[Richard I|Richard]], Lalita Devi as [[Isabella I of Jerusalem|Isabella]], Mohammed Ishaq as [[Al-Adil I|Saifuddin]], [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]] as [[Conrad of Montferrat|Conrad]], [[Ishwarlal]] as Nooruddin, W.M. Khan as [[Humphrey IV of Toron|Humphrey]], Bhupatrai as [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick]], and Mirza Musharraf as Yanoos.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 January 1940|title=Ghazi Salahuddin – Man and the Film|page=7|work=[[The Bombay Chronicle]]|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.9875/page/8/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghazi Salahuddin (1939)|url=http://myswar.co/album/ghazi-salahuddin-1939 |access-date=3 October 2021|website=MySwar}}</ref><ref>{{Flickr image inline link|id=rashid_ashraf/26185641169|name=Ghazi Salahuddin – 1939}}.</ref>
* ''[[King Richard and the Crusaders]]'' – a 1954 film where Saladin's role was played by [[Rex Harrison]].
* ''[[Saladin the Victorious]]'' – a 1963 [[Cinema of Egypt|Egyptian]] [[War drama|war drama film]]. [[Ahmed Mazhar]] as Saladin, [[Salah Zulfikar]] as Issa Al Awwam and Hamdy Gheith as [[Richard I of England|Richard]].
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' – Saladin is portrayed by [[Bernard Kay]] in the 1965 serial "[[The Crusade (Doctor Who)|The Crusade]]" opposite [[Julian Glover]] as [[Richard I|Richard the Lionheart]] along with series regulars [[William Hartnell]], [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]], [[Jacqueline Hill]] and [[Maureen O'Brien]] as [[The First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]] and [[Vicki (Doctor Who)|Vicki]], respectively.
* ''[[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|Kingdom of Heaven]]'' – Saladin's role was played by [[Ghassan Massoud]].
* ''[[Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi (TV series)|Salah ad-Deen Al-Ayyobi]]'' – a 2001 TV series on Salah ad-Din's life.
* ''[[Saladin: The Animated Series]]'' – an animated project inspired by the life of Salah ad-Din.
* ''[[Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi]]'' – Salahuddin al-Ayyubi is portrayed in Turkish TV series by [[Uğur Güneş (actor)|Uğur Güneş]].
* ''[[Arn: The Knight Templar]]'' – Saladin's role was played by [[Milind Soman]].

===Video games===
* Saladin appears as the leader of the Arabian civilization in several installments of Sid Meier's ''[[Civilization (series)|Civilization]]'' video game series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civilization IV: Civilizations |url=https://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/civilizations/ |publisher=Civilization Fanatics Center |date=4 August 2009 |access-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730052110/https://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/civilopedia/civilizations/ |archive-date=30 July 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Civilization VI: Saladin Leads Arabia |url=https://civilization.com/en-GB/news/entries/civilization-vi-saladin-leads-arabia/ |website=Civilization® VI – The Official Site |access-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730052532/https://civilization.com/news/entries/civilization-vi-saladin-leads-arabia/ |archive-date=30 July 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}</ref> He also appears as the leader of the [[Ayyubids]] in the "Into the Renaissance" scenario from the [[Gods & Kings]] expansion for ''[[Civilization V]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Into the Renaissance {{!}} Scenarios – Sid Meier's Civilization V – Gods & Kings Game Guide |url=https://guides.gamepressure.com/civ5gk/guide.asp?ID=15513 |website=Game Guides |access-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730053748/https://guides.gamepressure.com/civ5gk/ |archive-date=30 July 2022 |language=English |date=11 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Saladin is a playable character in the Mobile/PC Game Rise of Kingdoms.
* The popular real-time strategy video game ''[[Age of Empires II|Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings]]'' features a campaign based on the exploits of Saladin.
* He appears in [[Crusader Kings III]], with his name being Salah al-Din Yusuf leading the Ayyubid Sultanate in the "Swords of Faith" campaign in 1178.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusader-kings-iii/legends-of-crusader-kings-iii/salah-al-din-yusuf | title=Salah al-Din Yusuf - Paradox Interactive }}</ref>

=== Visual art ===
* The [[Statue of Saladin]] is an oversize equestrian bronze statue depicting Saladin located in front of the 11th century [[Citadel of Damascus]] in the [[Ancient City of Damascus]] in Damascus, Syria.