Al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Sayf ad-Dīn Abū Bakr ibn Nāṣir ad-Dīn Muḥammad (Arabic: سيف الدين الملك العادل أبو بكر بن ناصر الدين محمد, better known as al-Adil II) (c. 1221 – 9 February 1248) was the Ayyubid SultanofEgypt from 1238 to 1240.
Sayf ad-Din Abu Bakr II | |||||
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Al-Malik al-Adil | |||||
Sultan of Egypt | |||||
Reign | 6 March 1238 – 1240 | ||||
Predecessor | Al-Kamil | ||||
Successor | As-Salih Ayyub | ||||
Emir of Damascus | |||||
Reign | 6 March 1238 – 1239 | ||||
Predecessor | Al-Kamil | ||||
Successor | As-Salih Ayyub | ||||
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Born | c. 1221 | ||||
Died | 9 February 1248 (aged c. 27) | ||||
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Dynasty | Ayyubid | ||||
Father | Al-Kamil | ||||
Mother | Sitti Sawda | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
When his father al-Kamil, nephew of Saladin, died in 1238, al-Adil II followed him somewhat unprepared. When the country plunged into anarchy, his exiled half-brother, as-Salih Ayyub, seized the opportunity and deposed him. Al-Adil died in prison eight years later.
Contemporary Muslim historians wrote disapprovingly about al-Adil II's "boisterous living and loose morals".[1]: 308 This is seemingly corroborated by an inlaid brass basin made for him by the master craftsman Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili which contains a『somewhat risqué』depiction of total nudity, the only known example from medieval Islamic metalwork.[1]: 308
Al-Adil II Born: c. 1221 Died: 9 February 1248 | ||
Preceded by | Sultan of Egypt 6 March 1238 – 1240 |
Succeeded by |
Emir of Damascus 6 March 1238 – 1239 |
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