Shajarat al-Durr

The novel "Shajarat al-Durr" is part of the History of Islam series. It tells the story of Shajarat al-Durr, the first woman to ascend the throne and rule in the history of Islamic Egypt. She was crowned Queen of Egypt following the assassination of King Turanshah, the last Sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty. Her reign coincided with a series of tragic events that shaped the political landscape of the...