Main muslim leader of the crusade was Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb, or Saladin
There was not a unified leader of the Muslims. The Muslim peoples were split into a number of different groups, and not one collective body. Leaders that were important in the First Crusade from the Muslim side would probably be Kilij Arslan and Danishmend.
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Who's Salidin
The Leader? Good Question. His name was Saladin, and under Arsuf, they fought. But then, Harold tried taking the throne, so the Crusade's were pointless.
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb
The prominent Muslim leader during the Third Crusade (1189-1192) was Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He is best known for his leadership in the fight against the Crusaders, particularly for his recapture of Jerusalem in 1187. Saladin's reputation for chivalry and honor, even in warfare, earned him respect from both his allies and enemies, including the Crusader king Richard the Lionheart. His efforts during the crusade significantly shaped the dynamics of the conflict between the Christian and Muslim worlds.
In the third crusade Richard the lion heart was sent by the pope to win back Jerusalem from Saladin, the Muslim leader.
His main reason was to return control of the Holy Land to the Christians and drive out the Muslim invaders.
Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, is the great Muslim leader known for retaking Jerusalem from the Christians during the Third Crusade in 1187. His victory at the Battle of Hattin paved the way for the recapture of Jerusalem after nearly 90 years of Christian control.
I tyink he answer to "who was the french leader of the second crusade" is Louis VII.
The main difference between the First Crusade and the Second Crusade is that the Christian forces successfully captured Jerusalem and surrounding lands in the First Crusade and experienced heavy losses in the Second Crusade. Both crusades were formed to reconquer Muslim lands that had been previously Christian and/or Jewish.
Saladin was a Muslim leader at the time of the 3rd Crusade. That was at the end of the 1100s. He fought against Philip of France & Richard I of England (Lionheart). I think he came from what is now Iraq.