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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. The Sirat Baybars, a folk account purporting ...
Sultan Baybars married a noble lady from Tripoli (modern-day Lebanon) named Aisha al Bushnatiya, a prominent Arab family. Aisha was a warrior who fought the Crusader oppression along with her brother lieutenant Hassan. She met Sultan Baybars after he camped in Tripoli during his siege.
- 24 October 1260 – 1 July 1277
- Saif ad-Din Qutuz
- 1260 at Salihiyah
- Al-Said Barakah
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Jun 15, 2017 · Following the death of Qutuz, Baibars became the next Mamluk sultan. One of Baibars’ goals as sultan was to wage holy war against the remaining crusaders in Syria and to have them expelled, as he sought to emulate the great Muslim leader, Saladin. Baibars strengthened the military position of the Mamluks in Syria and attacked the crusaders ...
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Mar 29, 2020 · The Sultan. Baybars spent his entire reign, 1260-1277, strengthening the Mamluk army and preparing for another inevitable Mongol invasion. During his reign the regular army increased significantly. Under the Ayyubids the number of regular horsemen that the Ayyubids maintained in Egypt was around 10,000-12,000 men.
Al-Zahir Baybars. c. 1223. Southern Russia. July 1, 1277. Damascus, Syria. Mamluk sultan. "Baybars repeatedly demonstrated quickness of action resolution, courage, shrewdness, prescience [foresight], and determination. He seemed to be able to accomplish many things almost at the same time, and to be always on the move directing affairs of state ...
Sultan Baibars. Sultan Baibars was born in the land of the Kipchak Turks in 1223 AD and died on July 1, 1277 AD, in Damascus, Syria. His full name was al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn Baibars al-Bunduqdārī, or Al-Ṣāliḥī, that in Turkic means “great panther” or “lord panther.” He used this frequently on his blazon, or coat of arms.
