حريق الفسطاط ووزارة شيركوه ثم صلاح الدين

حريق الفسطاط ووزارة شيركوه ثم صلاح الدين

تقریباً 1169 عیسوی · 564 ھ

الفسطاط

In 564 the Franks came on Egypt in a great host, took Bilbays and besieged Cairo — its lord burnt al-Fustat for fear of them — then wrote Nur al-Din for aid. Shirkuh came, the Franks withdrew, al-Adid made him vizier — and he died sixty-five days later. His nephew Salah al-Din took his place, titled al-Malik al-Nasir, and served the sultanate as none could ¹.