al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il b. Lu'lu'

الملك الصالح إسماعيل بن لؤلؤ

c. August 1262 CE · c. Ramadan 660 AH

Lord of Mosul after Badr al-Din Lu'lu' — the same prince his father had sent with his contingent to Hulagu's Baghdad campaign in 655; when the Tatars took Mosul by ruse in 660 they spared him days, then killed him and his son Ala al-Din 1.

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sultan
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abu Shama al-Dimashqi · Afif al-Din al-Tilimsani · Afif al-Din ibn Mazru' · Ahmad al-Badawi

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    Overview

    Al-Salih Isma'il b. Badr al-Din Lu'lu', lord of Mosul after his father; his father had sent with him a detachment to Hulagu in 655 when he made for Baghdad 2; the Tatars took Mosul by deception in 660 after months' siege, gave the sword free rein nine days, spared him a while, then killed him and killed his son 'Ala' al-Din the king 3.

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    Child of
    بدر الدين لؤلؤ صاحب الموصل
    Ruler of
    Mosul
    Participated in
    The Tatars take Mosul by ruse, 660

    People and things also explored

    Badr al-Din Lu'lu' seizes Mosul, 621· Badr al-Din Lu'lu' Made Sultan at Mosul and the End of the Atabegid House in 631· The Tatars take Mosul by ruse, 660· Mosul· Great Mosque of al-Nuri· Badr al-Din Lu'lu' takes Imadiyya and Harur· Badr al-Din Lu'lu' takes Shush castle· Battle of al-Khazir

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 278, 308
    2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 278
    3. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 308
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    islam.museum contributors. “al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il b. Lu'lu'”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-salih-ismail-ibn-lulu/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.

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    Badr al-Din Lu'lu' seizes Mosul, 621

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