3rd Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt
Royal name: Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad
Reign: 29 November 1198 – February 1200
Born: after 1189
Father Al-Aziz Uthman
The grandson of the Ayyubid dynasty's founder, Saladin, al-Mansur succeeded his father al-Aziz Uthman on the latter's death in 1198, at the age of twelve.
A struggle subsequently ensued between different military factions as to who should serve as his atabeg al-asakir or commander-in-chief, and effective regent.
One faction, the Salahiyya or mamluks of Saladin, wanted Saladin's brother al-Adil to take on this role, as he was viewed as able and experienced.
The other faction, the Asadiyya mamluks of Saladin's uncle Asad ad-Din Shirkuh favored Saladin's eldest son, al-Afdal.
In the struggle which followed al-Afdal had the initial advantage of being based in Egypt, while al-Adil was in Syria.
Al-Afdal was duly proclaimed atabeg.
War broke out between them and al-Afdal attacked Damascus, but soon lost the advantage and in February 1200, al-Adil entered Cairo.
Within days, he had removed the name of al-Mansur in the Friday prayerkhutbah and replaced it with his own, thereby deposing al-Mansur.
After his deposition, al-Mansur was exiled to Aleppo in Syria.
There, he lived in the court of his uncle, Emir az-Zahir Ghazi, who, in 1216, placed him in the line of succession for the emirate should his own sons predecease him.
Nothing further is known of al-Mansur.
3rd Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt
Royal name: Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad
Reign: 29 November 1198 – February 1200
Born: after 1189
Father Al-Aziz Uthman
The grandson of the Ayyubid dynasty's founder, Saladin, al-Mansur succeeded his father al-Aziz Uthman on the latter's death in 1198, at the age of twelve.
A struggle subsequently ensued between different military factions as to who should serve as his atabeg al-asakir or commander-in-chief, and effective regent.
One faction, the Salahiyya or mamluks of Saladin, wanted Saladin's brother al-Adil to take on this role, as he was viewed as able and experienced.
The other faction, the Asadiyya mamluks of Saladin's uncle Asad ad-Din Shirkuh favored Saladin's eldest son, al-Afdal.
In the struggle which followed al-Afdal had the initial advantage of being based in Egypt, while al-Adil was in Syria.
Al-Afdal was duly proclaimed atabeg.
War broke out between them and al-Afdal attacked Damascus, but soon lost the advantage and in February 1200, al-Adil entered Cairo.
Within days, he had removed the name of al-Mansur in the Friday prayerkhutbah and replaced it with his own, thereby deposing al-Mansur.
After his deposition, al-Mansur was exiled to Aleppo in Syria.
There, he lived in the court of his uncle, Emir az-Zahir Ghazi, who, in 1216, placed him in the line of succession for the emirate should his own sons predecease him.
Nothing further is known of al-Mansur.
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