Shajar al-Durr who began her life as a slave and ended it as sultana was one of the
very few women in Islamic history to ascend to the throne. Shajar's political
importance comes from the period in which she reigned, which includes many
important events in the Egyptian and Middle Eastern history. Despite the fact that she
officially ruled Egypt for a very short period of approximately eighty days, that does
not underestimate the majestic role she played in history. Also, her reign marked a
turning point in Egyptian history, as the Egyptian sultanate shifted from the Ayyubid
to the Mamluk. Concerning Shajar al-Durr's coins, they are all extremely rare,
designed in the best Ayyubid tradition and style. Due to the rarity of her coins, every
single piece of these coins has its own value and significance, specially that her coins
reflect many of the important historical facts as it is going to be clarified through this
research.