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al-Malik al-Zafir al-Mushammar

الملك الظافر المشمر

c. 1170 CE · 5 Sha'ban 565 AH – c. 1230 CE · Jumada I 627 AH

al-Malik al-Zafir, known as al-Mushammar, Muzaffar al-Din, son of Sultan Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub and brother of al-Malik al-Afdal. He was called al-Mushammar because when his father divided the lands among his elder sons, he said, 'I too am girded (mushammir),' and the title stuck to him 1.

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Al-Malik al-Zahir, known as al-Mushammar — Muzaffar al-Din, son of Sultan Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub and full brother of al-Malik al-Afdal. He was called al-Mushammar because when his father divided the lands among his elder sons he said: "and I am mushammar (rolled-sleeved)" — and the name prevailed over him. 1

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  1. Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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