POLITICIAN

Al-Kamil

1177 - 1238

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Al-Malik al-Kamil Nasir ad-Din Muhammad (Arabic: الملك الكامل ناصر الدين محمد; c. 1177 – 6 March 1238), titled Abu al-Maʽali (Arabic: أبي المعالي), was an Egyptian ruler and the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated the Fifth Crusade. He was known to the Frankish crusaders as Meledin, a name by which he is referred to in some older western sources. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Kamil has received more than 393,008 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Al-Kamil is the 1,320th most popular politician (up from 1,970th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 111th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Al-kamil, also known as al-Malik al-Kamil, was the last of the Ayyubid sultans. He is famous for being the ruler who accepted the surrender of Jerusalem to the Crusaders in 1244, ending the Ayyubid dynasty's rule over the city.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Kamil ranks 1,320 out of 19,576. Before him are Talal of Jordan, Ion Iliescu, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Tipu Sultan, and Ur-Nammu. After him are Christian V of Denmark, Isaac Herzog, Uzun Hasan, John IV of Portugal, Olaf Tryggvason, and Abaqa Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1177, Al-Kamil ranks 2. Before him is Baldwin V of Jerusalem. After him are Philip of Swabia, John, Old Lord of Beirut, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, and Sylvester Gozzolini. Among people deceased in 1238, Al-Kamil ranks 1. After him are Henry the Bearded, Guillaume de Lorris, Yuri II of Vladimir, John I of Trebizond, and Joan of England, Queen of Scotland.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Al-Kamil ranks 80 out of 642. Before him are Amenhotep II (-1401), Pachomius the Great (292), Eli Cohen (1924), Saint Apollonia (110), Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), and Muhammad Abduh (1849). After him are Saint Maurice (250), Lactantius (250), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Teti (-2350), Psamtik I (-700), and Eric Hobsbawm (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Al-Kamil ranks 33. Before him are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), Ptolemy VI Philometor (-184), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Amenhotep II (-1401), and Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985). After him are Teti (-2350), Psamtik I (-700), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Userkaf (-2600), Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935).

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