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

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shajar al-Durr is the 3,247th most popular politician (down from 2,730th in 2019). (down from 322nd in 2019)

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.