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an-Nasir Muhammad

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 1285–1341 Also known as an-Nasir Muhammad

an-Nasir Muhammad (1285–1341) was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt who reigned three times, his final reign from 1310 until his death, one of the longest-rei…

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  1. 1310–1320Cairo · CairoAfter his third enthronement, an-Nasir Muhammad gradually weakened court factions and military commanders, reestablished direct control over Syria, and reformed taxation and currency, laying the foundation for long-term stable rule.
  2. 1331–1340Cairo · CairoThe 1330s were the height of an-Nasir Muhammad's reign. He built palaces, mosques, and public works on a grand scale in Cairo, including the famous mosque of an-Nasir Muhammad, while maintaining active diplomacy with the Golden Horde, Byzantium, and Yemen, keeping Egypt's political and economic influence in the eastern Islamic world.
  3. 1340–1341Cairo · Cairoan-Nasir Muhammad still controlled government in his late years, though his health declined. He died in Cairo in June 1341; after his death the Mamluk court again fell into factional strife, his eldest son Ahmad reigned briefly before being deposed, and the dynasty entered a turbulent period.

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