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In October 1250, An-Nasir Yusuf sent forces to Gaza to conquer Egypt and overthrow Aybak, but Egyptian forces led by Faris ad-Din Aktai defeated them. In January 1251, an-Nasir Yusuf led another army to Egypt and clashed with Aybak's army in a significant battle with Yusuf's defeat.
An-Nasir Yusuf sent an embassy to the Mongol capital Karakorum in 1250, shortly after assuming power. These understandings did not last, however, and the Mongol Great Khan, Mongke, issued a directive to his brother Hulegu to extend the realms of the empire to the Nile River.
In 1250 Turanshah, the last Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt, was murdered and replaced by his Mamluk slave-general Aibek, who founded the Bahri dynasty. Saladin had himself given greater freedom to the slave-mercenaries, or Mamlukes, who served in his army.
Jan 5, 2024 · In December 1250, An-Nasir Yusuf attacked Egypt after hearing of al-Mu'azzam Turan-Shah's death and the ascension of Shajar al-Durr. An-Nasir Yusuf's army was much larger and better-equipped than that of the Egyptian army, consisting of the forces of Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and those of Saladin's only surviving sons, Nusrat ad-Din and Turan-Shah ...
an-Nasir Yusuf (1228-1260) was the Emir of Damascus and Aleppo from 1250 to 1260, succeeding al-Muazzam Turanshah. A member of the Ayyubid dynasty, he unsuccessfully rebelled against the Bahri Mamluks, with his attempts to become the new sultan failing with each of his invasions.
In October 1250, An-Nasir Yusuf sent forces to Gaza to conquer Egypt and overthrow Aybak, but Egyptian forces led by Faris ad-Din Aktai defeated them. In January 1251, an-Nasir Yusuf led another army to Egypt and clashed with Aybak's army in a significant battle with Yusuf's defeat.
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Apr 7, 2024 · In December 1250, An-Nasir Yusuf attacked Egypt after hearing of al-Mu'azzam Turan-Shah's death and the ascension of Shajar al-Durr. An-Nasir Yusuf's army was much larger and better-equipped than that of the Egyptian army, consisting of the forces of Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and those of Saladin's only surviving sons, Nusrat ad-Din and Turan-Shah ...
