Tree of pearls : the extraordinary architectural patronage of the 13th-century Egyptian slave-queen Shajar al-Durr /

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 le...

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