D. Fairchild Ruggles, "Tree of Pearls: The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar Al-Durr" (Oxford UP, 2020)

D. Fairchild Ruggles talks about her book "Tree of Pearls, The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar Al-Durr." 📚 💙 👑

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Shajar al-Durr: King-ransoming Sultan Muslim sultan who took the throne, defeated Louis IX in battle, ransomed him back to France for 30% of their GDP --- and did it all in secret.

Shajar al-Durr, whose name means "Tree of Pearls," was a formidable political figure who served as the only female ruler of Egypt during the Islamic era. 👑

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