Dhayfa Khatun
d. 1242/639 AH
Syria

Married to Malik al-Ẓāhir G̲h̲āzī in 1212/609 AH.

Regent from 1236-1242/633-639 AH during the youth of their grandson al-Nāṣir Yūsuf II (r. 1236-1260/633-658 AH)

Died 1242/639 AH


Sources:


Heidemann, S., “al-Malik al-Ẓāhir G̲h̲āzī”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Consulted online on 23 March 2023 http://dx.doi.org.libproxy.mit.edu/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_8081.


Ruggles, D. Fairchild (2003). Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies. SUNY Press. p. 20.


Wikipedia. 2023. “Dayfa Khatun.” Wikipedia. March 24, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayfa_Khatun. Archived at: https://perma.cc/643K-QQV2.

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