Mu'in al-Din Ibn al-Juwayni

معين الدين ابن شيخ الشيوخ الجويني

c. 1187 CE · c. 583 AH – c. January 1246 CE · Ramadan 643 AH

Son of shaykh al-shuyukh Sadr al-Din al-Juwayni (d. Ramadan 643) — the commander the lord of Egypt set over the army that besieged and took Damascus in 637; acting sultan for four months, then death took him unawares 1.

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General · Vizier
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu Ali al-Shalubin · Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Tifashi · Ajiba bint al-Baqdari

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    Summary

    Mu'in al-Din Ibn Juwayni, the great sahib, son of Shaykh al-Shuyukh Sadr al-Din al-Juwayni. He held several offices and rose in the Egyptian ruler's regard, who put him over the army that besieged and took Damascus; he was appointed and dismissed, worked as deputy sultan — then his appointed end came suddenly after four months. 1

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    Al-Salih Isma'il takes Damascus and al-Salih Ayyub takes Egypt in 637

    People and things also explored

    al-Malik al-Adil II· al-Malik al-Nasir Salah al-Din Dawud· al-Malik al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub ibn al-Kamil· al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il b. al-Adil· Damascus· Al-Salih Isma'il takes Damascus and al-Salih Ayyub takes Egypt in 637

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 226
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