Shajar al-Durr
Egyptian Mamluk Sultana d.1257
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Summary
Shajar al-Durr died on April 28, 1257[1], in Cairo[2]. She worked as a ruler[3]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,613 views/month, #6,931 of 1,000,298).[4]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Mausoleum of Shajarat al-Durr[5], Cairo[6]
- Spouse: As-Salih Najm al-din Ayyub[7], Aybak[8]
- Country of citizenship: Mamluk Sultanate[9]
- Position held: Sultan of Egypt[10], regent[11]
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[12]
- Sex or gender: female[13]
- Noble title: sultan[14], sultana[15], queen regnant[16]
- Commons category: Shajar al-Durr[17]
- Cause of death: blunt trauma[18], assassination[19]
- Participated in conflict: Seventh Crusade[20]
- Family name: Durr[21]
- Manner of death: homicide[22]
- Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[23], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[24], The Geographic and Social Mobility of Slaves: The Rise of Shajar al’Durr, A Slave-Concubine in Thirteenth-Century Egypt[25]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Mamluk-Kipchak[26], Arabic[27]
- Present in work: Shajarat al-Durr[28]
- Name in native language: شجر الدر[29]
- Social classification: slave[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[31]
Why It Matters
Shajar al-Durr has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
FAQs
Where did Shajar al-Durr die?
Shajar al-Durr died in Cairo[2].
Who was Shajar al-Durr married to?
Shajar al-Durr's spouses include As-Salih Najm al-din Ayyub[7] and Aybak[8].
What did Shajar al-Durr do for work?
Shajar al-Durr worked as a ruler[3].