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Baibars

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. 1223–1277 Also known as Baibars、Baybars、al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari、扎希尔·鲁克恩丁·拜巴尔斯

Baibars (c. 1223–1277) was the fourth sultan of the Bahri Mamluk dynasty, enthroned in 1260, famed for checking Mongol expansion at Ain Jalut and rep…

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  1. 1260–1270Cairo · EgyptAfter accession he defeated the Mongol army at Ain Jalut, restored Mamluk rule over Egypt and Syria, and systematically cleared the Crusader coastal strongholds.
  2. 1271–1277Damascus · SyriaHe continued to strengthen suzerainty over the Levant, personally campaigning in 1276 to besiege the fortress of Kerak and forcing the Ayyubid emir Fakhr al-Din Umar to submit; shortly before his death from illness in the same year he was still stationed in Syria handling military and political affairs.

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