Sunqur al-Ashqar 'al-Kamil'

سنقر الأشقر الملقب بالكامل

c. 1222 CE · c. 619 AH† – c. 1292 CE · c. 691 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Syria → Acre

The great amir titled al-Malik al-Kamil — at the end of 679 he came down on Syria as a raider, camped near Acre until its people sued for truce, and received Isa b. Muhanna into his service; his Damascus na'ib Azdamur died martyred at Homs in 680 1.

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At a glance

Roles
emir
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile

Life in time

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Mun'im ibn al-Faras al-Andalusi (Abu Muhammad, Maliki jurist) · Abu Ishaq al-Ansari al-Tilimsani · Ahmad ibn Muhsin al-Ba'labakki · Al-Abraqawhi, Ahmad ibn Ishaq · al-Busiri, author of the Burda

In space

SyriaAcre

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Place in the story

    Sunni (transmitted)

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    Summary

    Sunqur al-Ashqar, the great emir surnamed al-Malik al-Kamil. At the end of 679 he descended into Syria raiding and camped near Acre; its people submitted to him and corresponded about a truce. 'Isa ibn Muhanna came into his service and he pardoned and honored him. 'Izz al-Din Azdamur al-Jamdar — martyred at Homs in 680 — held the Damascus deputyship for him. 1

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    Ruled over
    Damascus
    Traveled to
    Syria· Acre

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    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 634, 643
    Cite this page

    islam.museum contributors. “Sunqur al-Ashqar 'al-Kamil'”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sunqur-al-ashqar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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