Ayoub, the father of Saladin, [ i. 369].
Ayoubites, princely race of the, [ ii. 3], and n.
Their empire, [ib.]
Decline of their empire, [ ii. 237].
Discord among the family, [ ii. 376].
Extinction of the dynasty, [ ii. 445].
Aymeristes, religious principles of the, [ ii. 197].
B.
Bacon, Chancellor, his dialogue “de Bello Sacro,” [iii. 246].
Bagdad, the seat of the arts and sciences, [ i. 9].