Shajar al-Durr

Shajar al-Durr

Shajar al-Durr (Arabic: شجر الدر, lit. 'Tree of Pearls'), also Shajarat al-Durr (شجرة الدر), whose royal name was al-Malika ʿAṣmat ad-Dīn ʾUmm-Khalīl Shajar ad-Durr (الملكة عصمة الدين أم خليل شجر الدر; died 28 April 1257), was a ruler of Egypt. She was the wife of As-Salih Ayyub, and later of Izz al-Din Aybak, the first sultan of the Mamluk Bahri dynasty. Prior to becoming Ayyub's wife, she was a child slave and Ayyub's concubine.In political affairs, Shajar al-Durr played a crucial role after the death of her first husband during the Seventh Crusade against Egypt (1249–1250 AD). Read more on Wikipedia

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Shajar al-Durr was a Muslim woman who became the last Ayyubid ruler of Egypt and Syria in the 13th century. She was the widow of As-Salih Ayyub, an Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and she succeeded him as Sultana.