Does 'They managed to control much of the country for nearly a century before the Muslim leader Saladin (Salah-ad-Din) defeated them in 1187.' stand independently of the premise 'They controlled the entire country, even when Saladin failed to attack them in 1187.', neither following nor contradicting it?
They managed to control much of the country for nearly a century before the Muslim leader Saladin (Salah-ad-Din) defeated them in 1187.###They controlled the entire country, even when Saladin failed to attack them in 1187.