Al-Aziz Uthman

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Al-Aziz Uthman
العزيز عثمان
Al-Malik Al-Aziz
Sultan of Egypt
Reign4 March 1193 – 29 November 1198
PredecessorSaladin
SuccessorAl-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad
Born1171
Died29 November 1198 (aged 27)
Egypt
Names
Al-Malik Al-Aziz Uthman Ibn Salah Ad-Din Yusuf
DynastyAyyubid
FatherSaladin
ReligionSunni Islam

Al-Malik Al-Aziz Uthman ibn Salah Ad-Din Yusuf (1171 – 29 November 1198) was the second Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt. He was the second son of Saladin.[1]

Before his death, Saladin had divided his dominions amongst his kin:

Karak and Shawbak, and Turan-Shah retained Yemen. Conflict soon broke out between them with Al-Adil becoming the undisputed ruler of Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Yemen.[2]

Despite Al-Aziz having specifically inherited suzerainty over the whole Ayyubid empire, soon he had to face revolts by the

Artuqids in southern Iraq. When Al-Afdal expelled all the ministers left by his father to support him, they came to Egypt, asking Al-Aziz to reconquer Syria. In 1194, Al-Aziz besieged Damascus
. Al-Afdal asked for help from Saladin's brother, Al-Adil I, who met Al-Aziz and managed to bring about a reconciliation.

In 1195, Al-Aziz again attacked Syria, but Al-Afdal was able to persuade some of the Emirs of Al-Aziz's army to desert. Later Al-Adil allied with al-Aziz against Al-Afdal, who was besieged and captured in Damascus on 3 July 1196. Al-Afdal was exiled to Salkhad, while Al-Aziz was proclaimed supreme overlord of the Ayyubid Empire. However, most of the effective power was in the hands of Al-Adil I, who installed himself in Damascus.

During his reign, Al-Aziz tried to demolish the

Subaybah.[5]
He died in a hunting accident in late 1198. He was interred in the tomb of his elder brother Al-Mu'azzam.[6]

See also

  • List of rulers of Egypt

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-0-521-31739-9
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  2. ^ Ali, Abdul. Islamic Dynasties of the Arab East: State and Civilization during the Later Medieval times. New Delhi: M D Publications Pvt, 1996. Print.
  3. ^ Stewert, Desmond and editors of the Newsweek Book Division "The Pyramids and Sphinx" 1971 p. 101
  4. ISBN 0-500-05084-8
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  5. ISBN 90-04-11083-6
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  6. ^ Humphreys, R. Stephen. From Saladin to the Mongols: the Ayyubids of Damascus, 1193-1260. Albany: State University of New York, 1977. Print.
Al-Aziz Uthman
Born: 1171 Died: 29 November 1198
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Egypt
1193 – 29 November 1198 		Succeeded by

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