Al-Adil II
Al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Sayf ad-Dīn Abū Bakr ibn Nāṣir ad-Dīn Muḥammad (Arabic: سيف الدين الملك العادل أبو بكر بن ناصر الدين محمد, better known as al-Adil II) (c. 1221 – 9 February 1248) was the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt from 1238 to 1240.
| Sayf ad-Din Abu Bakr II | |||||
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| Al-Malik al-Adil | |||||
| Sultan of Egypt | |||||
| Reign | 6 March 1238 – 1240 | ||||
| Predecessor | Al-Kamil | ||||
| Successor | As-Salih Ayyub | ||||
| Emir of Damascus | |||||
| Reign | 6 March 1238 – 1239 | ||||
| Predecessor | Al-Kamil | ||||
| Successor | As-Salih Ayyub | ||||
| Born | c. 1221 | ||||
| Died | 9 February 1248 | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ayyubid | ||||
| Father | Al-Kamil | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
When his father al-Kamil, nephew of Saladin, died in 1238, al-Adil II followed him somewhat unprepared. When the country plunged into anarchy, his exiled half-brother, as-Salih Ayyub, seized the opportunity and deposed him. Al-Adil died in prison eight years later.
See also
- List of rulers of Egypt
Al-Adil II Born: 1177 Died: 6 March 1238 | ||
| Preceded by Al-Kamil |
Sultan of Egypt 6 March 1238 – 1240 |
Succeeded by As-Salih Ayyub |
| Emir of Damascus 6 March 1238 – 1239 | ||
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