Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din
Ayyubid Emir of Damascus (1193–1196) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (Arabic: الأفضل بن صلاح الدين, "most superior"; c. 1169 – 1225, generally known as Al-Afdal (الأفضل), was one of seventeen sons of Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and thus of Kurdish descent. He succeeded his father as the second Ayyubid emir of Damascus. His career as a ruler was chequered and punctuated by repeated armed conflict with other prominent members of his family.
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Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din | |||||
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Al-Malik al-Afdal | |||||
Emir of Damascus | |||||
Reign | 4 March 1193 – 1196 | ||||
Coronation | 1193 | ||||
Predecessor | Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf) | ||||
Successor | Al-Adil I | ||||
Born | c. 1169 Damascus | ||||
Died | 1225 | ||||
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Dynasty | Ayyubid | ||||
Father | Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf) | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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