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Qaitbay

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. 1418–1496 Also known as Qaitbay、盖特贝伊、阿什拉夫·盖特贝、Al-Ashraf Qaitbay

Mamluk sultan of Egypt, r. 1468–1496; a Circassian Mamluk who rose through court ranks, rebuilt Alexandria's citadel, fortified Syria, and checked Ot…

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  1. c. 1430–1468Cairo · Mamluk SultanateSold into Egypt in childhood, he advanced through the Mamluk military training system, serving as commander of the sultan's guard and governor of Syria, accumulating strong military power.
  2. 1468–1480Cairo · Mamluk SultanateIn 1468 he deposed his predecessor Sultan Tansuh and acceded, reforming finances and military institutions and building mosques, schools, and public facilities in Cairo and elsewhere.
  3. 1480–1491Alexandria · Mamluk SultanateHe rebuilt Alexandria's citadel against Ottoman and European naval powers, repelled an Ottoman attack on Cilicia in 1488, and maintained complex Mediterranean trade and diplomatic relations with Venice and other city-states.
  4. 1491–1496Cairo · Mamluk SultanateIn his later years he continued to consolidate Syria and the Red Sea trade routes; he died in Cairo in 1496, and his 28-year reign is regarded as the golden age of late Mamluk rule.

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