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an-Nasir Hasan

Type Figure Region Mamluk Sultanate Time 1335–1361 Also known as an-Nasir Hasan、Al-Malik al-Nasir Badr ad-Din Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun、Badr ad-Din al-Hasan

Bahri Mamluk sultan, seventh enthroned son of an-Nasir Muhammad, born in Cairo 1334/35;…

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  1. 1347–1351Cairo · CairoHe ascended at age twelve with four emirs as regents: Baybars, Manjak, Shaykh, and Taz. In 1350 Hasan tried to summon the judges to declare his majority and dismiss Manjak, but was thwarted by Taz months later; deposed in August 1351, succeeded by his half-brother al-Salih Salih.
  2. 1351–1354Cairo Citadel · CairoConfined in the castle's family quarters, he studied Islamic theology, excelling especially in al-Bayhaqi's 'Signs of the Prophets,' with Arabic learning outstanding among the sultans. Nominally deprived of the throne, he in fact accumulated prestige for a return to power.
  3. 1354–1360Cairo · CairoRestored by a coup of Shaykh and Sarghitmish in October 1354, with Taz exiled. Early in his second reign he was still constrained by powerful emirs; after Shaykh's assassination in 1357 he purged his faction, promoted his own slaves and sons, and built grand projects including the Hasan Mosque, strengthening personal rule.

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