How a concubine became the ruler of Egypt - Abdallah Ewis

[@NTLuck]

She's not all forgotten, at least not in Egypt. Her story is taught extensively in school and I remember the school book was about 300 pages all about her

[@whatsinaname7289]

Maybe forgotten to foreigners. الأجانب ممكن ميسمعوش الإسم

[@oussamat612]

@@whatsinaname7289 moroccan huh

[@KemetEG]

Yes she is very famous in Egypt besides nefertiti and Hatshepsut but her story has more details and drama

[@amirarabea5850]

Yes, we have been studied it in the sixth grade (Tomoh Jaria).

[@redqueen3981]

yass

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

To be head of royalty in that era seems a double-edged sword, you get to stab or be stabbed.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

When you play the game of thrones...

[@salimz1376]

It’s like that for royalty in any area

[@regularman5914]

That’s how politics work

[@aaronlimeuchin7352]

@@Richard_Nickerson Game of thrones is like a childplay compared to the Chinese Warring Period.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@aaronlimeuchin7352 It's not about the show, it's about the term. OP said the same thing as the famous phrase, just in different words. The phrase is relevant, regardless of the civilization.

[@Jay_4l44]

Here in Egypt , we had an entire semester all about her in Arabic class . The entire semester was all about the strong women in Egyptian history and I really liked her story .

[@ruraaak2868]

Omg please in which grade / year of college and the faculty pleaseeee😭😭😭😭 I wanna know more about herrrrr

[@Jay_4l44]

@@ruraaak2868 it's actually taught in school at grade 9 but you are able to find it anywhere and read it . I can remember that entire year Al we took was articles and stories about powerful women in Egyptian history

[@mariamgomaa1242]

@@Jay_4l44 I'm taking it currently, it's shajarat Al durr and Samera Musa the amazing scientist plus there's a piece about feminism, it was super interesting

[@Tekirai]

DO THEY OFFER ONLINE COURSES!?

[@salahahmed7379]

@@mariamgomaa1242 there was no feminism back then.

[@edeworabraham2761]

This puts a whole new meaning to "Yas queen slay"

[@louisasevier1034]

I feel *sooo* bad for laughing as hard as I did when I first read this comment....

[@athul_c1375]

haha 😂 I like how you lost the like when you edit... I hate people who edit the comment and say "thank you guys for the like"

[@yuenos3418]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady lmao cause you said so?

[@hallooos7585]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady Proof?

[@kaidanalenko5222]

@@hallooos7585wikipedia ? with edit five minutes ago 🤣

[@motoGPxSleeptoken]

The animation makes me feel like I'm listening to a bed-time story

[@whatsinaname7289]

It's good though, right?

[@motoGPxSleeptoken]

@@whatsinaname7289 Ya it's really soothing

[@D3NM0NT3UR]

Death, armies, militairy commanders, crusaders, hostage, yeah that sounds like a gud bedtime story to me

[@motoGPxSleeptoken]

@@D3NM0NT3UR Well at least this sounds like a wonderful bed time story to *me*

[@motoGPxSleeptoken]

@@D3NM0NT3UR And anyway I didn't say that this *is* a bedtime story, I just said that the *animation* is soothing, like a bedtime story

[@halimalnami1560]

Arabic is a very hard language especially for native English speakers Which makes her ability to say these Arabic words very well more impressive

[@AA-bb9rb]

Ikr? I am always impressed at native English speakers who can pronounce and say Arabic words and phrases correctly. Her pronunciation is so good, almost sounds local.

[@AA-bb9rb]

@Mostafa Tarek Isn't Abdallah a male name? Or is it ambiguous?

[@atlantroppus]

@Mostafa Tarek Safia Elhillou صفية الحلو

[@atlantroppus]

@@user12231 Safia Elhillou صفية الحلو is very Arabic. But she is not Egyptian though, she says Shajar Adurr, with a J, instead of Shagar Adurr with a G, was she Egyptian. Nor from North Africa, as those have usually a thick Amazigh accent.

[@AA-bb9rb]

@Mostafa Tarek I believe the name in the tittle is who wrote the script. The narrator isn't mentioned.

[@ahmody7500]

As an Egyptian illustrator and animator, I am fascinated by both the representation of our history and this marvelous piece of animation, truly stunning ❤️

[@MrNoniee]

you people deserve all the happiness, wealth and peace of the WORLD, much love from Pakistan.

[@ladylovelylocks]

@@MrNoniee thank you! I met some people from Pakistan and they were super sweet

[@ladylovelylocks]

Im an artist and I sometimes animate and im so happy that people do a lot of research and make story's abt ancient Egypt its super fun to learn abt my country's past ♡

[@suethemarysue4969]

Ooh I'm Egyptian and I want to be an animator one day Idk how tho

[@cartooncottage2024]

I agree. The art style is called Alegria.

[@alyssa4009]

“Tree of Pearls” that’s the most beautiful name

[@middleeasternforhire8985]

Actually means tree of gemstones

[@r_odyy12]

​@@middleeasternforhire8985Al durr is a pearl.

[@middleeasternforhire8985]

@@r_odyy12 well thats how we learned in school

[@r_odyy12]

@@middleeasternforhire8985 yeah in western schools.. im egyptian and shagar al durr literally means tree of pearls, I think i know my own language big bro

[@Mangaoreader]

Pearl necklace

[@ShortHax]

Now I can see why the Shajar al-Durr challenge on Crusader Kings always got out of hand

[@proactiveomnipresentvessel6569]

I have come to accept you in almost every video I watch

[@abuk95]

@@proactiveomnipresentvessel6569 *you're ... when u want to have a funny nick, at least get it right. What does it even mean? Why would a reader be Song emperor?

[@jesusdanielhernandez6304]

Based Paradox player

[@Ethan-cz8xq]

@@abuk95 Well, 1279 is the year the Southern Song were conquered by the Yuan. So the joke is basically "POV: you're in big trouble", but with the twist that it's a history joke.

[@JD-zj4ex]

Your everywhere

[@sleepy13843]

Shajar al-Durr: marries guy as long as he divorces his wife Husband: *marries someone else*

[@ecurewitz]

and then gets assasinated

[@Ethan-cz8xq]

@@ecurewitz And then his divorced wife assassinates his first current wife back

[@flameify8285]

this is the most f*cked up story i have ever heard irl.

[@samuelgrasia493]

So you have chosen death

[@dua_junaid]

Shajar al-Dhurr: You had ONE job, and that was to be my husband only!!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

She left a place for the impoverished to be clean and welcome. After all her time bathed in wealth, she never forgot her roots.

[@asteisdrakos]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady posting the same comment over and over again doesn't help your credibility

[@Claudia_Ackermann]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady Where's your source.... All i see is a kid telling the same comment in every thread without basis... 🤨

[@MelissaMazza]

The rejected wife seems to have had more reason to team up with Shajar Al-Durr than to have killed her. Interesting dynamics and very sad.

[@NA-vh1ny]

Women always compete with each other when they should support one another. Its sad.

[@coconutdimples6509]

@@NA-vh1ny society teaches them to be like this tbh its a competition of "who can be more favourable to men"

[@herohema5]

I am guessing she didn't know why her husband was killed. We have a movie - which wasn't accurate on a lot of levels - that claimed the husband promised his wife he would marry her again after becoming king. So from the wife pov it makes sense why she would hate Shajar Al-Durr.

[@godzillavkk]

@@coconutdimples6509 Sounds like both were corrupted by the system.

[@gandalfthegrey2592]

@@NA-vh1ny Men do that too. Competition is just human nature and people generally don't think in these terms.

[@alank4467]

' History isn't just what happens in the past. It is what later generations choose to make of it ' So many of these people are forgotten throughout history.

[@mazenadel7905]

Well, for this case shes anything but forgotten, atleast here in Egypt we learn quite alot about her in our school books

[@collinwhites9833]

"Good leaders are like Janus, constantly simultaneously looking forward and looking back" - Dune Saga

[@user-he9vx1io1i]

we've learned about shagar aldurr and her story in school form an early age, and I'm from Saudi Arabia

[@kiriki4558]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady source: i am a misoginist, i don't like positive talk about women.

[@amalakram8755]

She isn't forgotten tho, we learn her story both in 9th grade and 11th grade in school

[@lonestarr1490]

Why isn't that a Hollywood blockbuster, yet?! It has all the right ingediences.

[@thelibraryofalexandria8191]

Because there can only be negative portrayals of Muslim life and women. Welcome to America 😉

[@Richard_Nickerson]

Ingredients?

[@uanime1]

What ingredients? It has a non-white female main character, Christians as the villains, and a sad ending. If it didn't work for Joan of Arc it won't work for someone even more foreign.

[@Ethan-cz8xq]

@@uanime1 I think it MIGHT be able to work (VERY heavy emphasis on the might). The main problem I see is that we need a director and a studio bold enough to take the project on.

[@uanime1]

@@Ethan-cz8xq "I think it MIGHT be able to work" Why? I named several major problems that you haven't addressed. "The main problem I see is that we need a director and a studio bold enough to take the project on." The main problem is finding a large enough audience who wants this. No audience equals automatic failure.

[@destructionuponall8384]

Oh yes! Her story is taught in Egypt in full detail, as well as As-Salih. Her story is actually very interesting and fascinating. It was probably the best story taught in school throughout my school years.

[@radwahamdy3425]

I am Egyptian and i want to salute the speaker for the perfect pronunciation.

[@AyubuKK]

Egypt is so cool. Even in the 1000s AD, Egypt was ruled by under appreciated or secret defacto queens.

[@mirai501]

thank you I feel proud as an Egyptian

[@AyubuKK]

@@mirai501 👍

[@haveagoodday2025]

@@mirai501 off-topic but never seen a fellow Egyptian play genshin Hmmm 👀

[@jjolarte98]

Oh wow how many are they? Now im more curious than ever

[@mirai501]

@@haveagoodday2025 wow you paly cookie run kingdom too 🤩

[@undeadladybug7723]

I was low-key obsessed with ancient Egypt as a kid, but I'd never heard of Shajar Al-Durr until I'd first stumbled across this video. The things you miss going to American public school.

[@angelinad777]

this is a little after ancient egypt, after the arab conquest

[@undeadladybug7723]

@@angelinad777 Yeah, we never got that far into the country's history. Heck, we didn't focus on our *own* history beyond key events.

[@cloverring]

I learned this in my high school AP World History class (over 10 years ago in California). Try applying yourself a little more in your classes and the world’s knowledge will slowly open up for you!

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

Egypt has always intrigued me trying to plan a documentary in Egypt around the Egyptian empire.

[@AngryKittens]

Which empire? The Arab caliphate depicted in this story (and the current modern Egypt) has no connection to Ancient Egypt.

[@Masregypt6203]

@@AngryKittens y’all hoteps need to rest Egyptians are the only people that have a shred of connection to their country’s ancient history whether modern or ancient

[@williamcunninghammorrison3894]

@@Masregypt6203 nah modern Muslims have no connection to ancient Egyptian civilization

[@AngryKittens]

@@Masregypt6203 The Copts maybe. They still speak and write a language directly descended from Ancient Egyptian. And even that's tenuous. The rest of Modern Egyptians, no. They are Arabs, descendants of the Rashidun Caliphate which invaded Egypt in the mid-AD 600s. They speak Arabic. They have retained ZERO Ancient Egyptian culture. The Caliphates were even the ones which defaced Egyptian buildings and monuments (because idolatry was forbidden). Have you ever been to Egypt? Notice how almost all the exposed statues and hieroglyphics have their faces removed? Yes. Including the Great Sphinx. Ancient Egyptians did not do that (aside from a few attempts at historical erasures of certain rulers by their successors - e.g. Hatshepsut and Akhenaten). Neither did the Greco-Romans in the Ptolemaic dynasty. Claiming the heritage of a people you destroyed is ghoulish.

[@Masregypt6203]

@@williamcunninghammorrison3894 muslims lmao just say ur Islamophobic and go that’s a religion not a race

[@whatsinaname7289]

1:44 Yay, my city's history! Fun fact, the name "Al Mansoura" means "the victorious" in Arabic.

[@ahmadyousef5546]

Mansoura here also ✌️

[@sherbopm8044]

Excuse me! Our Mansoura okay?

[@scarymonster5541]

@@sherbopm8044 soviet anthem itensifies

[@loginabdin804]

I'm from El Sharkia 😎👍

[@manetho5134]

@@loginabdin804 أحسن ناس

[@StarCrusher.]

I don't know anything about Arabic but her pronunciation seems very accurate.

[@SuperibyP]

As a native speaker, it really is very good indeed.

[@nouremad9625]

it is

[@mrbilter83]

it very much is

[@aquafinner1505]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady “انتهت بالاتفاق مع الملك لويس التاسع (القدّيس لويس، كما يسمّيه قومه)، الذي كان أسيرًا بالمنصورة، على تسليم دمياط وإخلاء سبيله وسبيل من معه من كبار الأسرى مقابل فدية كبيرة قدرها ثمانمائة ألف دينار، يدفع نصفها قبل رحيله والباقي بعد وصوله إلى عكا، مع تعهد منه بعدم العودة إلى سواحل البلاد الإسلامية مرة أخرى.” ar.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/شجر_الدر im guessing ur arab considering ur name is ahmed taha and 😭 why do you want this story to be false so bad LMAO. multiple articles and so many historians have said this. she did face louis im sorry to say for you lol فرصة سعيدة

[@juska4235]

@@aquafinner1505 He just wants to see it as a simplistic GOOD V BAD story, and since she did kill the family Um Ali loved and then Um Ali took revenge, it basically means that Um Ali is the "good" making shagrat el durr the villain. We all know from studying this story in Arabic though that she did manage ALOT of good in her time, and simply put, no one is innocent in politics. She was as bad as any politician, but she also had a ton of good done for Egypt and it's people

[@limerence8365]

Something very common throughout history is even though thrones went almost exclusively to boys there was always a lot of women who managed to take the throne to rule anyway. Often ruling through a puppet king which would be their husband or son.

[@ricardodealmeida5485]

Fun fact: Many places around the world, including St Louis in Missouri US, are named after King Louis IX. He was the only French King to be canonised.

[@HughJass-313]

Not really _fun..._ 😆😆

[@schneejacques3502]

Louis was one of the greatest leaders in medieval history.

[@ricardodealmeida5485]

@@HughJass-313 I need to work on my Sarcasm :D

[@HughJass-313]

@@ricardodealmeida5485 ❤❤

[@thelibraryofalexandria8191]

There’s a Egyptian movie about her and more about the Mamluk period in general.

[@habile5374]

What's the title?

[@Ghost-tv1yg]

@@habile5374it's(وا إسلاماه)in Arabic and (‏La Spada dell'Islam) in Italian I'm not sure if it have an English version since the movie was made by Egyptian and Italian companies

[@MeMoeMustafaAlnour]

I prefer the tv show that stared the actor Mohamed sa'ad " اللمبي " 😅😆

[@Ghost-tv1yg]

@@MeMoeMustafaAlnour 😂

[@darkkermit9738]

It's not historically accurate tho?

[@LegendaryMercenary.]

As a man who has an Egyptian father and a British mother, I feel saddened and proud in the four and a half minutes of watching this... Saddened at the prospect of slavery (however common it once was) but also proud that a lady, who wasn't of noble blood managed to clutch victory from the jaws of defeat and ensure stability for the country. To achieve all that she did in eight months is extraordinary! Many often say that Cleopatra VII Philopator was not only the last Ptolemaic queen (who also was predominately Greek) but the last queen of Egypt. I think Shajar Al-Durr should be considered the last sole queen of Egypt.

[@janaelgendy1029]

My parents are both Egyptian!

[@LegendaryMercenary.]

@@janaelgendy1029 Cool! I've gotta be honest and say that I love the fact that I'm a mixed-raced man, my skintone is naturally like caramel (lighter than most Egyptians but looks more like Italian, olive skin) but my features are typically Egyptian. Were you born in Egypt? Do you live there now? My father was originally from Edfu (near Aswan) but moved to Cairo then London lol

[@janaelgendy1029]

@@LegendaryMercenary. oh I wasn't born in Egypt and I don't even live there, I was born and I live in the UAE.Also both my parents are from the city Monufiya but they are from different towns/villages. And my mom has a really light skin colour and my dad has a kinda dark one, which makes me have my mom's skin but a little darker.

[@LegendaryMercenary.]

@@janaelgendy1029 I totally understand what you mean, I think with my mum being of Celtic and Norse ancestry (Yeah, I know, I am quite the mixture being of Celtic, Viking & Egyptian ancestry) my skin tone is quite light as well hence why I have olive skin and am nowhere near as dark as my father. What's it like in the United Arab Emirates? I'm guessing it is completely different than Egypt, I know living in England is probably the total opposite to Egypt and comes with its own set of challenges :D

[@janaelgendy1029]

@@LegendaryMercenary. Well UAE is always hot and it barely even rains!it also has never ever snowed here.And it's really cool how it got turned from a desert into a beautiful country...And there are lots of different cultures and religions here, most of them are Philipino and/or Indian. But can I ask, How is England like?Did you ever meet the royal family?

[@Solqueen86]

The fact the wife that got divorced was more mad at the queen that was forced to marry her husband who then later on tried to cheat on her as well kills her instead shows priorities were very lacking back in the day

[@Lunacrois]

Those were the actions of one person though. We can’t use one person to represent everyone’s thoughts and actions. Also, I’m sure that misdirected aggression is still present in our time

[@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404]

Maybe she was madly in love

[@williamcunninghammorrison3894]

Muslim men are highly insecure

[@YahiaTahmed]

@@williamcunninghammorrison3894 lmfao dude

[@Solqueen86]

@@Lunacrois And yet we have handful of stories that end with "And the ex wife did this to her due to husband snatching"

[@themicoism]

That is a beautiful name, - tree of pearls. She is life, she is beauty, she is the Queen.

[@anoukr3809]

Thats was such a sad ending :(

[@collinwhites9833]

That is a constant alpha problem, being on top means you are regularly challenged...

[@الإخلاصزينةالمرء]

no :) she still live in our hearts and culture

[@ahmody7500]

They didn't mention here that she was beaten to death with wooden clogs, which adds to her tragic ending.

[@charlemagne111027]

She assassinated multiple people, so unsurprising that she met a similar fate.

[@rumblefish9]

@@ahmody7500 Tragic would be if she was an innocent and she didn't have blood on her hands. She willingly ordered assassinations so unsurprisingly met the same fate herself. There is nothing tragic about that. Its politics.

[@Omaar26]

The fact that the narrator could say Arabic words this good is amazing! Good work !

[@mauri123g]

Reminds me of a quote I love; “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” Absolutely love it!

[@Pingwn]

I love the sound pf Arabic, it is such a beautiful language. I am glad to hear the narrator pronouncing the Arabic terms correctly:)

[@the_weal_mawa]

Salih gave his wife the epithet 'Shajar ad-durr'. Nobody knows what her real name was. But indeed, Tree of Pearls is a beautiful name. It's also possible that Salih had another maid named Marjaana, which also means 'little pearl'. رحم الله الصالح أيوب!

[@MS-de7tn]

My first guess after reading the title was Hatshepsut .....still it is very interesting to know about more such people

[@mhamddor5393]

In Lebanon this story is taught in schools, and since my family name is dor, i was the sultan of the class at that time

[@milanminic8545]

what does "dor" mean?

[@darkkermit9738]

@@milanminic8545 it means "pearls"

[@Ahmedkhaled-ct2be]

@@milanminic8545 pearls

[@mhamddor5393]

@@milanminic8545 it means "gold" and it is also used in french I think

[@juska4235]

Same in Egypt, but that's expected, Kinda shocked y'all have it in Lebanon too!

[@khalidirfan7028]

In India also around this time there was a queen named Razia Sultana who is also Turkic origin thanks for sharing

[@SimsyHazel]

Oh yeah I remember her...Her father had selected her as sultana and she later got assassinated by her chalisa

[@Nyatsimba_Mutota]

The fact that TED replies and likes some comments here makes me love them even more

[@Onepiece-qj4bp]

Well…. I learnt something new today and this took a dark turn of events

[@JaylaStarr]

I agree, I did not see that coming

[@ilovenycsomuch]

Sad ending for her

[@juska4235]

@@ilovenycsomuch well i mean.. happy ending for Egyptians with a sweet tooth haha: the details they missed idk why: she killed Aybak and so Um Ali killed her in revenge (so its fair tbh,she loved him) now get this.. she killed her USING WOODEN FLIP-FLOPS , and then spread a dessert on all Egyptians, it's called Umm Ali and still is known to this day, is very yummy

[@pooydragon5398]

This story reminded me of Mary Queen of Scotts. Both queens had to struggle to keep their crown, killed a husband and were later killed because of that. Funny how history repeats itself.

[@rumblefish9]

And Mary lost her head. Elizabeth won and ushered a golden age while Mary is reduced to being a footnote in history. Pretty much what happened here. History is written by the victorious and she lost this game.

[@pooydragon5398]

@@rumblefish9 yet her son King James I and VI was the one who finally ruled over a united England and Scotland!

[@anthyavila9726]

@@pooydragon5398 He merely had Mary's blood, but he became Elizabeth's legacy. That's Elizabeth's true victory.

[@thenablade858]

Mary was mostly killed for being involved in plots against Elizabeth. As for killing Darnley, we will never truly know but she did marry the prime suspect in his murder which was what sealed her overthrow.

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

2:32 Fun fact: When French king Louis was captured, his wife queen Margaret of Provance became de facto leader of the remaining French forces in the port city and negotiated the king's ransom. So basically it was two queens negotiating btween France and Egypt.

[@SimsyHazel]

Queens slayyyy

[@scrabblerabble2827]

The animation in this is literally so gorgeous!

[@napolien1310]

Forgotten!! We learned about her in history class in high school.

[@atlantroppus]

chronic Westo-centricism

[@rumblefish9]

@@atlantroppus Not really. After all, there are many egyptian queens who are remembered to this day. Had she won and done the same as Elizabeth and ushered in a golden age, she would have been much more prominent. But instead she was Mary Queen of Scots. History is written by the victorious and her enemies wanted her erased.

[@atlantroppus]

@@rumblefish9 Yeah typically Westo-centricism. There are many "Eastern" Queens that achieved as much as your Elisabeth and maybe more. But you do not care about that because they do not represent your self centric culture. Do not worry, much cultures are just like that in terms of behavior. The only different is that as of now, although declining, Anglo-saxon culture is dominant. But when it will go away no one will hear or care about your "Bloody Mary" (that’s not an offense, it’s actually a nickname given to her by historians) .

[@leiag1384]

@@atlantroppus Mary, Queen of Scots is not "Bloody Mary". Bloody Mary is Mary the First of England ( Elizabeth the First's older sister)

[@alchemist7525]

@@leiag1384 you see? we already don't care

[@dimamatat5548]

Medieval Egypt is sadly a VERY underrated topic in history.

[@دعاءمحمد-ي1ي]

Egypt, in the Middle Ages, protected the Middle East from the Mongols and others But detracting from the history of Egypt in the Middle Ages was a special intention of the Ottomans. When they invaded Egypt and destroyed the Egyptian Sultanate in 1517, all the original manuscripts were stolen from Cairo, and they are the biggest forgers of Egyptian history in this era.

[@basmalakhaled1274]

I'm Egyptian and her story is described in detail in our school curriculum for 7th grade in 300 pages starting from her slavery till her death including detailed historical events.

[@سيمفوني]

Your pronunciation of the arabic words is so perfect honestly. I had to comment about that. You're amazing

[@kid10249595]

Kind of interesting how badly people hold prejudices even though she proved. To be a more than capable rule tactically speaking and practically speaking. Makes you wonder how things would of turned out had she not been killed and allowed to continue to rule.

[@farheenfaizal5913]

Beautiful narration So soothing.

[@larrynguyen85]

3:12 I can see how "Khaleesi"'s story was a little inspired by Shajar Al-Durr.

[@mtraa.942]

Oh wow that's so accurate

[@lamarelwan3015]

The fact that I have a whole book an exams about her makes me happy

[@raveneskridge3143]

what an amazing and tragic story.

[@julietterogers3775]

the correct pronunciations make it so much better. thank you

[@regularman5914]

I was just reading about this women, she proves women in Islam can be strong

[@LegendaryMercenary.]

Facts! Well said and great adventure time pic too ;)

[@sohamkumar9518]

Not for long....

[@juska4235]

@@sohamkumar9518 yes for long, you see, she died to another woman's revenge lmao.

[@vincent_bishop9040]

She was a Christian and enslaved for it...

[@juska4235]

@@vincent_bishop9040 seriously if you don't know shi about mamluks don't try making religion wars, more like Egypt is 90% islamic &its being unfairly attacked for it. BY YOU Now that's horrible, let's not be like this guy.

[@janaelgendy1029]

Being an Egyptian and seeing this, makes me happy 😊🇪🇬🇪🇬

[@detectivedrew_26]

I've noticed that a lot of concubines/mistresses become rulers in history: Empress Wu Zetian, Shajar al-Durr, Anne Boleyn, etc.

[@SimsyHazel]

Wu Zetian is my personal fav

[@djehuti5571]

I don't know about the rest of the world, but here in egypt she is very famous, we studied her story "tomoh gareya=concubine ambition" in 9th grade in arabic literature beside her part in the history lessons about the Mamluks

[@francescogorbechov4192]

The reason people don’t know about her is because non Egyptians only know about ancient Egyptians leaders

[@QHu-kx1tr]

the story is stuck in your head when u watch it its a beautiful one

[@queenofdiy8827]

The ottoman queen kosem sultan was also a Greek concubine later she became the official regent of the ottoman empire thrice she ruled for her 2 sons and 1 grandson 1623-1632 1640-1644 1648-1651

[@zahraawael3858]

I am a native Egyptian I appreciate that she made this wonderful video and she can speak Arabic

[@hermes5275]

I’m was shook on how they were able not to Butcher the Arabic words, props 👏

[@huh4963]

The way the narrator says the names is beautiful

[@rebeccabrighton7769]

She’s not a secret 😅. I did my masters thesis on her architectural legacy ;) We definitely need a mini series on her life!

[@simplycookiie]

As an egyptian, my grandma’s hometown is El-Mansoura, and im pleased for a story about my country.

[@dua_junaid]

I need this to be a movie

[@cheeriepies]

KUDOS TO THE NARRATOR!! (I think that’s the word 😅) YOUR PRONUNCIATION OF THE ARABIC WORDS & NAMES IS SO GOOD!!!

[@naranciaghirga9532]

She actually used a specially made coffin to prevent the smells of his corps to leave the room ... a literal queen

[@thaliagrace6631]

She is not forgotten, thanks to Ted Ed I got to know about her..

[@bhawanimahto4787]

Really great.

[@menaali4944]

She's not forgotten Here in Egypt we have her story as our Arabic studies novel explaining all this and we took it when we were in 3 prep (freshman high school for any Americans reading this)

[@lisn168]

I wanna grow up and tell my children the stories in this channel as bed time stories

[@juska4235]

If you do, please don't miss the most unique parts like they did here. (Atleast according to our schools 80 page long story) Um Ali who was taking revenge on her, killed her with WOODEN FLIP-FLOPS. Also after that was done, she celebrated by making the dessert dish called Um Ali and spreading it on Egyptians, very easy recipe dessert

[@altinmares8363]

Ted Ed please post more videos about -Islamic golden age (achievements,discoveries,philosophers) -Aristotle works (metaphysics,four causes,potentiality and actuality) -Aristotle teaching Alexander The Great -Presocratic philosophers -Tengrism -Ottoman Empire astronomy (quran verses)

[@megalol3625]

what do you mean with ottoman empire astrology (Quran verses)?

[@altinmares8363]

@@megalol3625 Discoveries that are based on verses of the Qur'an

[@megalol3625]

@@altinmares8363 do you believe there were scientific discoveries based on quran?

[@altinmares8363]

@@megalol3625 I'm just curious (i am atheist)

[@williamcunninghammorrison3894]

Scientific discoveries based on Quran 😂😂😂😂

[@corruptedcalculator703]

When ur hiding something from family be like:

[@Human_traain]

Very funny

[@aaryasharma3057]

U hiding a dead king from your family?

[@lourdthebluefoxie]

W

[@corruptedcalculator703]

@@aaryasharma3057 I might

[@medusagorgon9]

I love human history. The mindset of humans has not changed, but the threads of life they play out is always interesting.

[@Panda_Roll]

PSA. The word (madrasa) that is included in Shajar Al-Durr's Mausoleum means school, usually a grade school.

[@williamcunninghammorrison3894]

A Islamic school

[@williamcunninghammorrison3894]

It is now used to make terrorists

[@flameify8285]

@@williamcunninghammorrison3894 it doesn't teach terrorism. I can assure you

[@flameify8285]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady ok but stop spamming this

[@flameify8285]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady well you do realise most people will just ignore your comment

[@mana_miss2168]

I love when the narrator say :"Shajar Al Durr "

[@SL33PYLUNA]

As an Egyptian this is no secret here infact everyone acknowledges her my mom would tell us about her as kids alot,Precious memories

[@maliciousbastet1850]

yoo i really like your profile picture! is that from helluva boss?

[@SL33PYLUNA]

@@maliciousbastet1850 yes it is! His name is Stolas

[@maliciousbastet1850]

@SleepyLuna yeah stolas is cute! This is the first time to see another Egyptian who knows helluvaboss

[@SL33PYLUNA]

@@maliciousbastet1850 well it's not the best thing tbh. Trying to stop this addiction of watching it cause yeah

[@abdelrahmana.abdelgawad6635]

fun fact the house king louise was kept in as a prisoner (daar ibn luqman) mostly remains the same to this day just like the poem had warned invaders, "daar ibn luqman remains with the shackles and "tawashy sobeeh."." who gaurded the house

[@MbahMu9829]

Sounds like she's way better figure than Cleopatra

[@md.nahulrahman9367]

Im proud saying that I did one of my academic presentations on Shajar Al-Durr, this video was my reference.

[@rupertofhenzau5463]

We want a channel dedicated to translating your videos into Arabic

[@clemento4170]

Yes

[@TEDEd]

Hello! TED launched the TEDinArabic initiative, which features both TED Talks and TED-Ed Animations in Arabic, as well as original and translated content. You can check out our Animations here: bit.ly/TEDinArabic

[@gvcvbbhvbbccxcvn]

Lol you convinced them

[@meyr1992]

Just learn English bruh , opens many doors to you

[@TheLegend-cc4ju]

@@meyr1992There is no language that competes with Arabic the Arabic language is undoubtedly the best in the world The language is genius and very precise and no one can easily write it or learn it

[@mennaayman9689]

She was first beaten with sandals to death by servants before thrown off the Cairo citadel. I would like to say that I admire the good Arabic accent and the correct pronunciation of names. probably an Arab narrator?

[@queenofdiy8827]

You should make a video on most powerful sultanas of ottoman empire they were all concubines but they successfully managed to rule the ottoman empire Hurrem sultan Nurbanu sultan Safiye sultan Kosem sultan Halime sultan Turhan sultan

[@Nyatsimba_Mutota]

The narrator's voice hau🥰. We need more of her in the next videos❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@xjoy1163]

All their names sound so pretty. Also the narrator had such a nice voice. And as always the animator teams in TEDed vids are amazing and immaculate

[@Embrinna]

I love the narrator able to say all the names correctly.

[@hansalas]

Interesting history about Egypt. I always thought Egypt is all about Pharohs.

[@lalithadithya2281]

Keep it up Ted Ed.

[@NoriMori1992]

Imagine being such a bad ruler that even the people who are supposed to be serving you, and in a culture where women aren't supposed to rule, are willing to assassinate you so that your stepmom can take your place.

[@thelastminutetrade]

Thumbs up to amazing creators and writer of Ted.

[@alkasaket379]

Me after one twist in this history vid: Oh Ok twists happen. Me after the 10000th twist in this history vid: wut! So pReDictaBle

[@alkasaket379]

@@Uahmedtahaalnady ok, thanks for the information!

[@anni1768]

The animation is sooooo beautiful amazing work 👏

[@tdexth]

We must protect her from Hollywood

[@yaboi6109]

I feel like I like these historical videos a lot more than the riddles

[@annpoopoo]

Me : "i really need to finish this assignment" Ted-Ed : **exists** Me: "nah imma do it tomorrow"

[@bernardhaswany4308]

the pronunciation of arabic names here is so on point it's impressive. Luke the first time I'm that impressed by it

[@Ali.kazem77]

What’s a queen without her king! Well historically speaking and by this video : *more wise and powerful*

[@williamcunninghammorrison3894]

To be a queen you need a kingdom not a king

[@SlayerOfTheDamned]

Even if there were some great women rulers as well, there are better rulers who are men. Whether or not they were kings.

[@Millys.Nation]

I learned about her recently. I saw this and knew I wanted more

[@mokshithsairaj986]

This reminds me of Catherine the great, like she has also conspired against her husband Peter and with the help of the general and the church she was able to become the Queen of Russia

[@callofgears91]

The name Shajar Al-Durr just sounds so cool, and añso with a beautiful meaning

[@helenavilla8867]

Well i really thought that its gonna be ancient egypt, but it's a sultanate so it makes sense

[@jaredwallace5404]

We need a movie about this.