as-Salih Isma'il (Mamluk)

Type Figure Region Mamluk Sultanate Time 1326–1345 Also known as as-Salih Isma'il

A Bahri Mamluk sultan, son of an-Nasir Muhammad, born in Cairo in 1326. He reigned 1342–1345, was known for piety, executed his two preceding brother…

Timeline

1326–1342Cairo · CairoBorn to Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad and a concubine, he grew up in the court, known for piety and learning; after his father's death in 1341 several of his half-brothers successively took the throne, with real power mostly in the hands of senior emirs.
1342–1345Cairo Citadel · CairoIn 1342 he replaced his brother Ahmad, who had retired to Karak, being enthroned by the emirs at about seventeen. He made a pact with the notables promising not to slaughter Mamluks; later he sent troops to besiege Karak, capturing and killing Ahmad, and ordered the execution of his young brother Kujuk. His reign was relatively stable, and he was regarded by Ibn Taghribirdi as the best of an-Nasir Muhammad's sons.

Sources

As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As-Salih_Ismail,_Sultan_of_Egypt
The Age of the Crusades: The Near East from the Eleventh Century to 1517 — Peter Malcolm Holt (1986)