Chapter 2266： Saladin's Cavalry Helmet

Ye Tian pretended to carefully check all the four boxes, and after confirming that there were no traps in these boxes, he took the pressure clamp and prepared to open the four mottled boxes.

In a blink of an eye, the rusty locks on the four wooden boxes were cut off one by one by Ye Tian.

Afterwards, he handed the pressure clamp to Jason, who was standing next to him, and put his hand on the first box on the right.

The scene suddenly became quiet, everyone was staring at his every move, staring at the wooden box under his hand, everyone was full of expectations and excited.

Ye Tian glanced at the crowd, then carefully opened the wooden box that had been sealed for a long time.

There were no traps, no danger, and only a dazzling golden light that dazzled everyone on the scene.

This is a box full of gold products. To be precise, it should be a box of medieval Arab-style gold products. On the top is an Arab cavalry helmet decorated with a lot of gold.

The so-called Arabian cavalry helmet is a strong Arabian cultural color compared to the crusader knight helmets of the same period. It is not tightly wrapped and more open than the crusader knight helmet!

Seeing this full box of gold products, everyone at the scene couldn't help being stunned, all staring at the dazzling gold products in the box.

After a while, everyone woke up, and the scene suddenly boiled over.

"Wow! It is actually a box of gold products, and the style of these gold products is so special. It is very different from the gold products found in the previous treasures of the Knights Templar!"

"These gold products should come from the Arab region. The Arabic text on them is evidence. Why does the Knights Templar collect so many Arabic-style gold products and bury them solemnly?"

When everyone was talking about it, the archaeologist from Lisbon suddenly exclaimed.

"The helmet of the Mamluk cavalry, the Arab-style cavalry helmet with exquisite patterns and inlaid with a large amount of gold. The user is the famous Mamluk cavalry in history."

With this exclaim, everyone on the scene looked at the golden Arabian cavalry helmet in the box, and everyone was curious.

Ye Tian stretched out his hand and picked up the helmet, checked it over and over again, then smiled and said loudly:

"The Mamluk cavalry are slaves. They can't afford such a luxurious cavalry helmet. It is impossible for the Mamluk cavalry helmet to make the opponents of the Knights Templar treat it so carefully.

To be precise, the owner of this golden helmet should be the owner of all Mamluk cavalry. Please look here. This is the emblem of the Tikrit Ayub family in Iraq. It is very clear.

Although I don't know Arabic, and I don't know the meaning of the Arabic words engraved on this helmet, but only with the badge of the Ayub family, I can determine the owner of this golden helmet!

The owner of this golden helmet is no one else. It is Saladin, who is regarded as a hero by the entire world of Mooselin. Only the great Saladin's golden helmet can make the Knights Templar treasure! "

While saying this, Ye Tian stretched his hand to a badge engraved on the right edge of the cavalry helmet for everyone on the scene to see.

Before the words were over, the scene was thoroughly fried.

"Gosh! Saladin's golden helmet, real or fake? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"How is this possible? The Knights Templar are the defeated of Saladin. They were driven out of the holy city Jerusalem by the army led by Saladin. Since then, they have declined. How can they have Saladin's golden helmet?"

Just as David and the others exclaimed, the Lisbon archaeologist fell into a sluggish state and muttered to himself.

"The badge of the Iraqi Tikrit Ayub family. Is this really Saladin's golden helmet? It's incredible!"

The performance of everyone at the scene was all seen by Ye Tian.

He raised his hands and gently pressed down, then smiled and said loudly:

"The Knights Templar are the defeated generals of Saladin. This is true. In the Battle of Harding in 1187, Saladin's army severely damaged the Knights Templar and then captured the holy city of Jerusalem.

The main force of Saladin's army, and also the sharpest knife in his hand, is the famous Mamluk cavalry. After the defeat of the Holy City Jerusalem, the Knights Templar began to decline.

It seems that everyone knows this period of history, but for some of the history before this, you may not be very clear. Here I will introduce you to everyone, starting with Saladin.

Saladin’s father was a Kurdish. He moved from Tbilisi, Georgia, to Tikrit, Iraq. He became the ruler of Tikrit under the title of Seljuk Sultan Maliksha.

Saladin was born in Tikrit in 1138. In that year, his father was fired and he was forced to defect to the Zanji dynasty in Mosul. Later, Saladin followed his father and went everywhere. .

In 1168, under the leadership of King Amalek of Jerusalem, the Crusaders began to attack Egypt. At the request of Egypt, the Zanji Dynasty sent an adult Saladin and his uncle to help Egypt.

It was during this period that Saladin formed his own Mamluk Guards. Since then, until the beginning of the 16th century, Mamluk has been the most powerful cavalry force in the Middle East and the Western world."

Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded gently.

"Mamluk was a very powerful cavalry unit in the Middle Ages. We know that Mamluk not only defeated the Crusaders such as the Knights Templar, but also defeated the Mongolian cavalry many times.

To a certain extent, it is precisely because of the existence of the Mamluk cavalry that the Islan civilization in the Arab region of the Middle East has been preserved and has not been completely destroyed by the Mongolian army from the east.

During the Middle Ages, the Crusaders represented by the Knights Templar frequently fought with the Mamluk cavalry. Both sides had victories and defeats, and they were inextricably killed, but they had never heard of Saladin being captured! "

The Bishop of Kent continued, clearly confused.

Ye Tian chuckled softly, then continued:

"Don't worry, Bishop of Kent, I will soon talk about why this Saladin's golden cavalry helmet is here. Let's go step by step. These stories are still very interesting.

Following the topic just now, Saladin, who led the army to support Egypt, quickly gained a foothold in Egypt, and occupied the magpie's nest, and directly overthrew the Fatima dynasty that ruled Egypt.

As a result, Aladdin established the Ayub dynasty in Egypt and temporarily became a vassal of the Zanji dynasty. It was not until 1174 that Saladin took the opportunity to get rid of the shadow of the suzerain and successfully replaced it!

At this point, Saladin successfully became the leader of the entire Muslin world to fight against the Crusaders. In order to expand its strength, Saladin quickly led the army to Syria and Iraq.

In 1177, Saladin, who was proud and powerful in the spring breeze, suffered a heavy blow. It was also the most painful and embarrassing failure in his military career, and that was the famous Battle of Mongissa.

In the Battle of Mongissa, King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem led 80 Templar knights, more than 300 cavalry, and 6,000 infantrymen to attack Saladin’s 30,000 army.

After a very cruel and **** fight, Saladin's army was completely defeated, his Mamluk Guards were almost annihilated, Saladin rode a camel and fled the battlefield hastily.

It is possible that Saladin lost his cavalry helmet on the battlefield during the Battle of Mongisat , or it may be that he abandoned his helmet in order to escape smoothly and avoid being noticed.

This gold-encrusted Arab cavalry helmet later fell into the hands of the Knights Templar. With Saladin's status and influence, the Knights Templar would naturally regard this helmet as a treasure.

Let's talk about this golden helmet. As far as Saladin was in the era, only the great Saladin was qualified to use this gold-encrusted Mamluk cavalry helmet.

The family crest on the helmet is a more powerful proof that before conquering the holy city of Jerusalem, Saladin had been using the crest of the Iraqi Tikrit Ayub family.

After he captured the holy city of Jerusalem, he began to use the emblem of the first sultan of the Ayub dynasty of Egypt. In other words, this family emblem strictly defines the age, and no one except Saladin!

In addition to this badge, the Arabic language engraved on this helmet will definitely give us more accurate answers. I will find someone to translate this Arabic language later when the exploration is over."

Having said this, Ye Tian carefully admired this Saladin's golden cavalry helmet again and again, and then reluctantly put this priceless treasure back into the box.

After hearing his explanation, everyone at the scene was very sure.

The Mamluk cavalry helmet studded with gold must be the helmet of the great Saladin. It is a top-notch antique cultural relic of invaluable value.

Even the Portuguese archaeologist who was in charge of supervision had no objection to the identification conclusion given by Ye Tian.

At this time, the Portuguese archaeologist stared at the golden helmet, his eyes were already red, and the red ones were almost bleeding!

How much he wants to take this priceless treasure directly, take it into his arms, and take it for himself!