Iftikhar al-Dawla

Iftikhar al-Dawla
إفتخار الدولة
Depiction of the 1099 siege of Jerusalem, during which Iftikhar al-Dawla was Fatimid governor.
Known forBeing the governor of Jerusalem during the 1099 siege of the city

Iftikhar al-Dawla (Arabic: إفتخار الدولة, lit. 'pride of the dynasty' or 'pride of the state') was the Fatimid governor of Jerusalem during the Siege and Massacre of 1099. On 15 July, he surrendered Jerusalem to Raymond of Saint-Gilles in the Tower of David and was escorted out of the city with his bodyguard.

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