Reddit reviews The Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria (Islamic Art in the Mediterranean)

>So saying the art was not Kurdish because the artisans were from Mosul is wrong.

I didn't say the art wasn't Kurdish, when are you going to stop putting words in my mouth? I wouldn't be surprised that Kurdish art existed and that there were some degree of influence in some areas, I was responding to your claim of everything about the Ayyubid era's art and culture was obviously influenced by Kurdish culture, which is not correct. This might be a bit shocking to you, but miswrites do happen. The craftsmen were fleeing from Central Asia because of approaching Mongols, not Mosul. They settled in Mosul. Here's your source, they weren't Kurds.

>First of all; Mosul has always had a very large Kurdish population

Beep, wrong again. If this was a game show, you'd already be the loser! Kurdish influx only started after the Islamic conquest of Assyria.

>How am I falsifying history by stating a fact: the Ayyubid Dynasty was a Kurdish Dynasty. Are you denying this?

You're not stating a fact, because it's not correct. It was a Muslim dynasty ruled by leaders who were of Kurdish origins. You know, the same dynasty that's known for fighting the third crusade? The same dynasty founded by a man who said:

>The Caliph is the lord of mankind and the repository of the True Faith; if he were to join us here I should give him all these lands--so what of Shahrazur?

Are you really sitting here and claiming that it was a Kurdish dynasty as opposed to a Muslim one? In all honesty I'm starting to think that you're a troll, that is a really weird thing to do. I'm not trying to be offensive, I'm just perplexed by your claims. Hell, even the Encyclopedia Britannica describes it as a Muslim dynasty. You need to understand that ethnicities did not matter during that time. Saladin did not call himself a Kurd, he called himself a Muslim. He fought for Islam, not Kurds. A majority of the people were Arabs, not Kurds.

 
 

I'd ask you for sources on some of the inane things you've said, like the art they created (depictions of the sun, shahmaran, peacock angle, etc.) but I'm afraid it would only be a waste of my time. I hope some day things get better for you and you're able to get rid of your nationalistic demons. I would also like to recommend the book The Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria, partly authored by Yasser Tabbaa, a very knowledgeable man.

Now, if you excuse me I have to go and brew some tea.