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Ibrahim Bin Shaddad
Ibrahim bin Abu Bakr bin Shaddad bin Saber (), commonly known as Ibrahim bin Shaddad (late 13th century – 1342), was the '' muqadam'' (military assistant to the governor) of El Mahalla El Kubra and later the ''muqadam al-Dawla'' (equivalent to an interior minister). He comes from the Egyptian Shaddad family, and he was the closest companion to the Mamluk sultan al-Nasir Mahammad. Early life Ibrahim bin Shaddad bin Saber is originally an Egyptian ''fellah'' (farmer) from the ''fellahin'' of Minyat Abbad in Gharbiyyah. His father was ''Muqadam'' of El Mahalla El Kubra (Military Assistant to the Governor of El Mahalla). A problem arose between his father and the Governor of the El Mahalla, Qaisar, which led to his imprisonment and death in prison. So Ibrahim bin Shaddad traveled to Cairo to complain to the Egyptian Sultan al-Nasir Mahammad bin Qalawun, who did justice to Ibn Shaddad and brought him justice from the Governor of Mahalla. This was his first meeting with al-Nasir M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mahalla El Kubra
El Mahalla El Kubra (, ) – commonly shortened to ' – is the largest city of the Gharbia Governorate and in the Nile Delta, with a population of 535,278 as of 2012. It is a large industrial and agricultural city in Egypt, located in the middle of the Nile Delta on the western bank of the Damietta Branch tributary. The city is known for its textile industry, and hosts the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company which employs around 27,000 people. Etymology El Mahalla El Kubra consists of two words: El Mahalla in Arabic means "''district''" or "''encampment",'' El Kubra means ''"great"''. Hence the title collectively means "''The Great Encampment''". The name is probably a rough translation of its Coptic Egyptian equivalent ti-Šairi ('').'' History In the Chronicle of John of Nikiu el-Mahalla is also given a name Didouseya, which could be equated with ''Theodosiou'' (). It is given as ''Theodosiou Nixis'' () by Daressy, but it's rather an equation of two nearby towns (Theodosiou a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |