Izz al-Din Farrukhshah
عز الدين فرخشاه
Saladin's nephew — the day's hero at the Ford of Sorrows in 575: he recited al-Mutanabbi's two verses on death, flung himself upon it, and in his telling that was the cause of the victory 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- military
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Izz al-Din Farrukhshah, nephew of Salah al-Din. Ibn al-Athir says that most of the action fell to him on the day of the Ford of Sorrows in 575 AH. 2
The verse
Ibn al-Athir relates his own account that, in that situation, he recalled two verses of al-Mutanabbi, so death became small in his eyes and he threw himself at it, and that this was the cause of victory. 2
He took part in the Battle of the Ford of Sorrows and the conquest of Shaqif. 3
Connections
People and things also explored
Ibn Barzan, lord of Ramla and Nablus· صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب الملك الناصر· The battle of the Ford of Sorrows (Jacob's Ford, 575 AH)· The capture of Shaqif Habs Jaldak (Beaufort, 578 AH)
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 95-96
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.95-96
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir
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