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Inal al-Ala'i

Type Figure Region Mamluk Egypt Time c. 1381–1461 Also known as Inal al-Agrud

Inal al-Ala'i (c. 1381–1461) was a Circassian Mamluk military and administrative leader who deposed the young sultan Osman after Jaqmaq's death in 14…

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  1. 1397–1442Cairo · Mamluk SultanateOf Circassian origin, he was purchased into the Mamluk system in 1397 and completed his military training. He served several sultans, holding military and administrative posts in Syria, Gaza, Edessa, and the eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus, Rhodes), accumulating extensive frontier and naval experience.
  2. 1442–1450Cairo · Mamluk SultanateIn 1442 he became dawadar kabir and entered the council; in 1445 he was promoted to atabeg al-asakir. In 1449 he led four hundred Mamluks on an expedition to the Buheyra. During the julban mutiny of 2 July 1450, he was besieged together with Jaqmaq and Tanam; Inal promised to release imprisoned Mamluks to calm the situation, and the prisoners were freed the next day.
  3. 1453–1461Cairo Citadel · Mamluk SultanateAfter Jaqmaq's death, the powerful Mamluks refused to recognize his son Osman. On 12 March 1453 Inal led troops to besiege the citadel, deposed Osman, and took power himself. His reign was marked by financial difficulties; after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 he ordered public celebrations, and he died in 1461.

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