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Fatma Shajarat al-Durr, as the tale names Shajar al-Durr, was the daughter of Caliph al-Muqtadir whose kingdom in Baghdad was attacked by the Mongols. [106] She was called Shajarat al-Durr (tree of pearls) because her father dressed her in a dress that was made of pearls.
Apr 17, 2020 · Shajar al-Durr--known as "Tree of Pearls"--began her remarkable career as a child slave, given as property to the Ayyubid Sultan Salih of Egypt. She became his favorite concubine, was manumitted, became the sultan's wife, served as governing regent, and ultimately rose to become the legitimately appointed sultan of Egypt in 1250 after her husband's death.
Mar 7, 2024 · In the mid-thirteenth century, Shajar al-Durr—or “Tree of Pearls”—rose from slavery to become the first female sultan of Egypt, and ultimately the first in what would become the Mamluk line of sultans. With wealth and political power, she built innovative tombs for her husband and for herself that changed the architectural fabric of Cairo.
Shajar al-Durr--known as "Tree of Pearls"--began her remarkable career as a child slave, given as property to the Ayyubid Sultan Salih of Egypt. She became his favorite concubine, was manumitted, became the sultan's wife, served as governing regent, and ultimately rose to become the legitimately appointed sultan of Egypt in 1250 after her ...
Jan 13, 2022 · Shajar al-Durr bore al-Salih a son in 1293, just one year before he was to return to Cairo and become sultan. The couple married in 1240, finally freeing Shajar al-Durr from slavery. Their son did not survive infancy however and she bore no other children. The sultan, on the other hand, already had a son from his previous marriage, Turan Shah ...
In the end, Shajar al-Durr negotiated a treaty to return the captured monarch to his country for 400,000 livres tournois – about 30% of France’s total annual revenue. Stop and think about that. That would be like Obama being captured while on a tour of Iraq, and ransomed back to the US for 5 trillion dollars. That’s borderline unfathomable.
Shajar al-Durr ‘s position was further aggravated by the shaky situation of the Mamluk elite which supported her rule. It was not only an alien military elite of slave origins but at the time, it was in a state of taking its first steps in consolidating its social and political legitimacy after placing themselves instead of a legitimate ...
