al-Malik al-Mansur Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul
الملك المنصور عمر بن علي بن رسول
1250 CE · 648 AH
Al-Malik al-Mansur Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul, second Rasulid king of Yemen; succeeding his father in 629 AH, when al-Kamil of Egypt died in 635 and the Ayyubids were consumed by their feuds his sultanate grew strong — he took the laqab al-Mansur and withheld the atawa sent to Egypt, besieged the rising Zaydi imam al-Mutawakkil Ahmad ibn al-Husayn at Hisn Mala, then his own mamluks colluding with his nephews fell on him and killed him in 648.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Al-Malik al-Mansur Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul, the second of the Banu Rasul rulers of Yemen, and son of Ali ibn Rasul. He succeeded his father in 629 AH. 1
His rule
Ibn Khaldun says that when al-Kamil died in Egypt in 635 AH, and the Ayyubids were occupied with their strife among themselves, his power grew strong in Yemen. He took the title al-Mansur, and stopped the tribute that he had been sending to Egypt. 1
His end
The Zaydi imam besieged Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Mutawakkil in the fortress of Mala when he intended to revolt. Then a group of his mamluks rose against him in collusion with his nephews, Hasan's sons, and killed him in 648 AH. 1
Connections
- Child of
- Ali ibn Rasul al-Turkmani
- Ruler of
- Rasulid dynasty
- Fought by
- al-Mutawakkil Ahmad ibn al-Husayn "al-Mu'ti"
- Parent of
- al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn Umar
People and things also explored
Rasulid dynasty· al-Malik al-Ashraf Mumahhid al-Din Umar ibn Yusuf· al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad Dawud ibn Yusuf· Ali ibn Rasul al-Turkmani· al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn Umar· al-Mutawakkil Ahmad ibn al-Husayn "al-Mu'ti"
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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