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Shajar al-Durr is one of the characters of Sirat al-Zahir Baibars (Life of al-Zahir Baibars), a folkloric epic of thousands of pages that was composed in Egypt during the early Mamluk era and took its final form in the early Ottoman era.
Jul 4, 2022 · Shajara al-Durr is best known for her architectural monuments, which bear her symbol, a tree lined with mother of pearl and inlaid with gold, and the role she played in the Seventh Crusade, the capture and release of Louis IX of France.
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Apr 7, 2021 · Shajar al-Durr had a mosaic placed in the mihrab, or prayer niche, in her tomb. It was inventive in both form and subject matter. In Islamic art, placing images of people in religious places is forbidden, Ruggles said.
The first was Radiya (d. 1240), the daughter of Sultan Iltumush, who ruled Delhi for three and a half years during the period of slave kings. 1 The second was Shajar ad-Durr (d. 1257) who ruled in Mamluk Egypt for about three months, and the third was Tandu (d. 1419), the daughter of Hasan Ibn Uways, who ruled for about three years in the M...
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.
Shajar al-Durr used her wealth and power to add a tomb to his urban madrasa; with this innovation, madrasas and many other charitably endowed architectural complexes became commemorative monuments, a practice that remains widespread today.
