Ayyubid dynasty
Islamic dynasty from 1171 to 1341
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Summary
Ayyubid dynasty is a dynasty[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,236 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[3]
- Country: Ayyubid Sultanate[4]
- Instance of: historical country[5], Ancient Dynasty[6]
- Capital: Cairo[7]
- Official language: Kurdish[8]
- Currency: gold dinar[9], Islamic Dirham[10]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[11]
- Named after: Najm ad-Din Ayyub[12]
- Part of: Egypt in the Middle Ages[13]
- Commons category: Ayyubid dynasty[14]
- Inception: 1171[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1341[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ayyubid dynasty[17]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: بوابة:الدولة الأيوبية[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22]
- Replaces: Fatimid Caliphate[23]
- Native label: ئەیووبیەکان[24], al-Ayyūbīyūn[25]
Why It Matters
Ayyubid dynasty has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]