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An-Nasir Hasan Becomes Mamluk Sultan

Type Event Region Egypt Time 1340–1361

Son of Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad, born around 1334–1335. Around 1340 his father still reigned and Hasan, a young prince, was in the line of succession…

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  1. 1340–1341Cairo · EgyptIn 1340 an-Nasir Muhammad was still on the throne and the young Hasan was among the princes. After his father's death a succession crisis erupted; a series of young rulers and elder brothers were raised up and deposed, and Hasan did not immediately ascend.
  2. 1342–1347Cairo · EgyptBetween 1342 and 1347, brothers Ahmad, Ismail, Sha'ban, Hajji and others successively took the throne only to be assassinated or deposed, with Mamluk factions rotating their support among the princes. Hasan gradually matured during this period and became an acceptable successor candidate for the factions.
  3. 1347–1361Cairo · EgyptHasan first ascended in 1347, was deposed in 1351, and was restored in 1354, becoming one of the few sultans able to actually govern after the succession crisis. His reign advanced large-scale building projects and reformed the Mamluk military system.

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