Search results
Aybak (Turkic: ay, moon; bak, commander) was an Emir/commander of Turkic origin who served with other Turkmens in the court of the Ayyubid sultan as-Salih Ayyub and therefore was known among the Bahri Mamluks as Aybak al-Turkmani.
Apr 6, 2024 · Aybak (died April 10, 1257) was the first Mamlūk sultan of Egypt (1250–57) in the Turkish, or Baḥrī, line. Upon the death of al-Ṣaliḥ, the last great sultan of the Ayyūbid dynasty, his son succeeded him but offended his father’s slave guards, or Mamlūks, who killed him (April 30, 1250).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aybak (Aibak or Haibak; previously Eukratidia (Ancient Greek: Εὐκρατιδία); historically known as Samangan) is a provincial town, medieval caravan stop, and the headquarters of the Samangan Province in the district of the same name in the northern part of Afghanistan.
Aug 9, 2021 · 9 Aug 2021. 07:59 PM (GMT) Kabul, Afghanistan – The Taliban has captured a sixth provincial capital in Afghanistan in four days, as the group’s advances gain momentum. The armed group’s spokesman...
People also ask
Where is Aybak located?
What happened to Aybak?
What does Aybak do?
Did the Taliban overrun Aybak?
Aug 11, 2021 · The Taliban continued their relentless drive on Monday, overrunning Aybak, the capital of Samangan Province that sits on the main highway that connects Kabul to Afghanistan’s northern provinces.
- Christina Goldbaum
Aug 9, 2021 · Aybak sits on the main highway that connects Kabul, the country’s capital, to Afghanistan’s northern provinces. The city’s fall means that the Taliban have effectively placed a stranglehold on...
Aug 18, 2011 · AYBAK (Uzbek “cave dweller”), now called Samangān, capital of Samangān province, associated with several important archeological sites (N. H. Dupree, The Road to Balk; see also AFGHANISTAN VIII: ARCHEOLOGY). Modern ethnic groups in the area include Hazāra, Uzbek, Tājīk, and a smattering of Pashtun.
