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بیبرس
Sign in to saveAlso known as al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Baybars I al-Bunduqdārī, Rukn al-Dīn, Baybars I, Abu al-Futuh, al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din al-Salihi al-Bundukdari., Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari
Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari (; 1223/1228 – 30 June 1277), commonly known as Baibars or Baybars () and nicknamed Abu al-Futuh (, ), was the fourth Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, of Turkic Kipchak origin, in the Bahri dynasty, succeeding Qutuz. He was one of the commanders of the Muslim forces that inflicted a defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France. He also led the vanguard of the Mamluk army at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, which marked the first substantial defeat of the Mongol army that is considered a turning point in history.
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Baibars (1223–1277) was a male ruler and military commander who served as the Sultan of Egypt. A member of the Bahri dynasty, he was born in Cumania and identified as a Circassian. He practiced Sunni Islam and spoke Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. His noble title was sultan, and his name in Arabic is الظاهر بيبرس.
Baibars participated in several conflicts, including the Seventh Crusade, the Battle of Mansurah, the Battle of Fariskur, and the Battle of Ain Jalut. He was the father of Al-Said Barakah and Solamish. He died in Damascus on July 1, 1277, with intoxication listed as the cause of death and homicide as the manner of death. He is buried at the Al-Zahiriyah Library.
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Key facts
- Royalty.dynasty
- Bahri
- Royalty.title
- Sultan Misr wa al-Sham Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din
- Royalty.image
- Baybars, Medallion IV, Baptistère de Saint-Louis.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- A probable near-contemporary depiction of Sultan Baybars: enthroned ruler and attendants in the Baptistère de Saint Louis (1320–1340).
- Royalty.succession
- Sultan of Egypt and Syria
- Royalty.predecessor
- Saif ad-Din Qutuz
- Royalty.successor
- Al-Said Barakah
- Royalty.reign
- 24 October 1260 – 30 June 1277
- Royalty.coronation
- 1260 at Salihiyah <!--
- Royalty.othertitles
- Sultan of Egypt -->
- Royalty.full name
- al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari Abu al-Futuh
- Royalty.burial_place
- Zahiriyya Library, Damascus
- Royalty.spouse
- Iltutmish Khatun (likely a daughter born from a Khwarazmian Emir and a Daughter of Berke), Al-Karakiya
- Royalty.spouse type
- Consort
- Royalty.house
- Zahiri
- Royalty.birth_date
- 19 July 1223 or 1228
- Royalty.birth_place
- Dasht-i Kipchak
- Royalty.death_date
- 30 June 1277 (aged 50/55)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
- Place of birth
- Cumania
- Place of death
- Damascus
- Child
- Solamish
- Occupation
- military commander
- Position held
- Sultan of Egypt
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Family
- Bahri dynasty
- Noble title
- sultan
- Conflict
- Ninth Crusade
- Image
- تمثال للسلطان الظاهر بيبرس (cropped).JPG
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- Commons category
- Baibars
- date of death
- 1277-07-01
- place of burial
- Al-Zahiriyah Library
- cause of death
- intoxication
- name in native language
- الظاهر بيبرس
- manner of death
- homicide
- ethnic group
- Circassians
- date of birth
- 1223-07-19
- social classification
- slave
- unmarried partner
- Al-Karakiya
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