Search results
Baybars is described as a tall man with broad chest and shoulders, slim legs, a powerful voice, swarthy skin, and blue eyes. He was probably born about 625/1227–8 in the southern Russian steppes as a member of a Qipçāq-Turkish group. At the age of fourteen he became a slave.
- 24 October 1260 – 1 July 1277
- Saif ad-Din Qutuz
- 1260 at Salihiyah
- Al-Said Barakah
Baybars I (born 1223, north of the Black Sea—died July 1, 1277, Damascus, Syria) was the most eminent of the Mamlūk sultans of Egypt and Syria, which he ruled from 1260 to 1277. He is noted both for his military campaigns against Mongols and crusaders and for his internal administrative reforms.
Baybars I, or Baibars, (born c. 1223, north of the Black Sea—died July 1, 1277, Damascus, Syria), Most eminent sultan of the Mamlūk dynasty. A Kipchak Turk, he was sold as a slave (mamlūk) after a Mongol invasion in the 1240s. He ended up in the service of the sultan of Egypt’s Ayyūbid dynasty, who gave him military training.
People also ask
Who was Baybars I?
Who was Baibars I?
What dynasty was Baibars a Sultan of?
Why is Baibars important?
Mar 29, 2020 · Baybars was a military slave who rose to become a mamluk, a powerful ruler in the 13th century Muslim world. He conquered Egypt and ruled for 30 years, until his death in 1260. Learn how he became a slave, a soldier, a lord, and a sovereign in this article that explores the history and culture of military slavery in the Muslim world.
- 24 min
Jun 15, 2017 · Baibars I was a Mamluk leader who rose from slavery to become the founder of the Bahri Dynasty. He fought against crusaders, Mongols, and other enemies, and expanded the Mamluk Sultanate in the Medieval period.
- Dhwty
Baibars, who ruled as sultan from 1260 to 1277 AD, is considered the most important of the Mamluk sultans of Egypt and Syria. He is most known for his military campaigns fighting against the Mongols and Crusaders, along with many domestic reforms that strengthened the Egyptian and Mamluk influence in the region.
Baybars, Al-Zahir was a Mamluk sultan who saved Egypt from the Crusaders and the Mongols in the thirteenth century. He was a skilled soldier, administrator, and cultural leader who established the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine.
Related searches
