At a glance
- Roles
- General · emir
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Fakhr al-Din Ibn al-Shaykh, son of Shaykh al-Shuyukh Sadr al-Din al-Juwayni, deputy of the sultanate; a dignified chief, a revered master of mind, judgment, cunning, courage and generosity. 1
Prison and battles
The sultan jailed him in 640; he bore hardships and stayed in al-Husn three years, then was released, honoured and put over the army. He led the conquest of Ascalon and Tiberias in 644, was at Damietta the day the Franks besieged it in 647, and on the day of Mansura was stabbed — two blows came to his face and he fell. 1
Connections
- Participated in
- Battle of Mansura, 647· The conquest of Ascalon and Tiberias in 644 AH
- Died in
- al-Mansura
- Born in
- Damascus
People and things also explored
Battle of Mansura, 647· al-Mansura· the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus· The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595· al-Afdal besieges Damascus and turns back· al-Adil's seizure of Damascus
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 246-247
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fakhr-al-din-ibn-al-shaykh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.