شاور صاحب مصر
شاور صاحب مصر
Egypt's vizier who twice bought rescue — the Franks through Damietta in 562, then burnt al-Fustat before their siege and called Nur al-Din in 564 1.
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Shawar, lord of Egypt. The source describes him as one who kept seeking help from others 2.
He sought the help of the Franks against Asad al-Din Shirkuh in the year 562 AH, and they entered by way of Damietta. In the year 564 AH he burned Fustat out of fear of the Franks, when they besieged Cairo, and then he wrote to Nur al-Din asking him for help 2.
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 679-680
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.679-680
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