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Izz al-Din Aybak

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. 1210–1257 Also known as Aybak

Izz al-Din Aybak (d. 1257), a Turkic Mamluk, was a senior officer in the late Ayyubid period;…

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  1. c. 1240–1249Cairo · CairoAybak rose under al-Salih Ayyub and, together with commanders such as Baybars, formed the Mamluk military elite, accumulating influence at court and in the army.
  2. 1250–1257Cairo · CairoAfter Shajar al-Durr abdicated, Aybak was raised to the sultanate, nominally still deferring to the young Ayyubid ruler but in fact founding hereditary Mamluk sultanate rule; he married Shajar al-Durr to consolidate legitimacy.

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