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Shajar al-Durr
Shajar al-Durr was the widow of the Ayyubid sultan al-Salih Ayyub, who ruled Egypt as sultan in 1250. Her brief rule marked the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk power. Accounts of the Mamluk Sultanate place her at its foundation, as she married the Mamluk commander Aybak, who became the first Mamluk sultan.
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