A intimate biography and history of the 'Rising Star' Mamluk Ruler, Malik al-Zahir (d. 1277CE), by Shihab al-Din Abi al-Abbas al-Dimashqi with editing of Ahmed bin Muhammad ibn Arab Shah and Turki bin Fahd al-Saud. Malik al-Zahir was the 4th Sultan of the Mamluk state during the period 658/1260 - 676/1277) , and a commander that led defeats of both the crusaders and the Mongols.