Shajar al-Durr (Person) AKA شجر الدر, "Tree of Pearls"
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Shajar al-Durr A sketch for Shajar al-Durr `Aṣmat ad-Dīn khatun, 1st sultana of Egypt and the Levant during the Mamluk era
Coin of Sheger de-durr (1250) Cairo 1250 British museum collection: After the assassination of Turanshah, the Mamluks and Emirs installed Shajar al-Durr as the new monarch. To legitimize her she was mentioned in the Friday prayers in mosques with names including "Umm al-Malik Khalil" (Mother of al-Malik Khalil) and "Sahibat al-Malik as-Salih" (Wife of al-Malik as-Salih) and coins were minted with her titles
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