Shajar al-Durr
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Shajar al-Durr (Arabic: شجر الدر, lit. 'Tree of Pearls'), also Shajarat al-Durr (شجرة الدر),[lower-alpha 1] whose royal name was al-Malika ʿAṣmat ad-Dīn ʾUmm-Khalīl Shajar ad-Durr (الملكة عصمة الدين أم خليل شجر الدر;[lower-alpha 2] 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.[4]
Shajar al-Durr | |||||
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Sultan of Egypt | |||||
Reign | 2 May – 30 July 1250 | ||||
Predecessor | Al-Muazzam Turanshah | ||||
Successor | Izz al-Din Aybak | ||||
Regent of Egypt | |||||
Regency | 21 November 1249 – 27 February 1250[1] | ||||
Born | unknown | ||||
Died | (1257-04-28)28 April 1257 Cairo | ||||
Burial | Cairo | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Khalil | ||||
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Religion | Sunni Islam |
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). She became the sultana of Egypt on 2 May 1250, marking the end of the Ayyubid reign and the start of the Mamluk era.[5][6][7][8]