Al-Adil II
Introduction '''Al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Sayf ad-Dīn Abū Bakr ibn Nāṣir ad-Dīn Muḥammad''' (, better known as '''al-Adil II''') (c. 1221 – 9 February 1248) was the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt from 1238 to 1240.When his father al-Kamil, nephew of Saladin, died in 1238, al-Adil II followed him somewhat unprepared. When the country plunged into anarchy, his exiled half-brother, as-Salih Ayyub, seized the opportunity and deposed him. Al-Adil died in prison eight years later.Contemporary Muslim historians wrote disapprovingly about al-Adil II's "boisterous living and loose morals". This is seemingly corroborated by an inlaid brass basin made for him by the master craftsman Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili which contains a "somewhat risqué" depiction of total nudity, the only known example from medieval Islamic metalwork.File:Basin of al-Adil II Louvre OA5991.jpg|Basin made by Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili for al-Adil II, 1238-1240.Louvre Museum.File:Bassin du sultan al-Adil II Abu Bak (Combat scene).jpg|Basin of sultan al-Adil II Abu Bak, 1238-1240, combat scene.File:Incense Burner of Sultan al-Adil II.jpg|Incense burner of Sultan al-Adil II.
See also *List of rulers of Egypt
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