Al-Adil II

Sultan of Egypt and Ruler of Damascus
Sayf ad-Din Abu Bakr II
Al-Malik al-Adil
Sultan of Egypt
Reign6 March 1238 – 1240
PredecessorAl-Kamil
SuccessorAs-Salih Ayyub
Emir of Damascus
Reign6 March 1238 – 1239
PredecessorAl-Kamil
SuccessorAs-Salih Ayyub
Bornc. 1221
Died9 February 1248 (aged c. 27)
Names
Al-ʿĀdil Sayf ad-Dīn Abū Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub
DynastyAyyubid
FatherAl-Kamil
MotherSitti Sawda
ReligionSunni Islam

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 Sultan of Egypt from 1238 to 1240.

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 

  • Basin made by Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili for al-Adil II, 1238-1240. Louvre Museum.[2]
    Basin made by Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili for al-Adil II, 1238-1240. Louvre Museum.[2]
  • Basin of sultan al-Adil II Abu Bak, 1238-1240, combat scene.[3]
    Basin of sultan al-Adil II Abu Bak, 1238-1240, combat scene.[3]
  • Incense burner of Sultan al-Adil II.
    Incense burner of Sultan al-Adil II.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Rice, D.S. (1957). "Inlaid Brasses from the Workshop of Aḥmad al-Dhakī al-Mawṣilī". Ars Orientalis. 2: 283–326. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ al-Mawsili, Ahmad ibn 'Umar al-Dhaki (1238). "Bassin au nom du sultan al-'Adil II Abu Bakr". Louvre Museum.
  3. ^ al-Mawsili, Ahmad ibn 'Umar al-Dhaki (1238). "Bassin au nom du sultan al-'Adil II Abu Bakr". Louvre Museum.
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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