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Sayf ad-Din Qutuz

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. 1220–1260 Also known as Kutuz

Qutuz (d. 1260) was a Mamluk sultan who defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in September 1260, halting their advance into Egypt, but was assassinated b…

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  1. 1251–1259Cairo · CairoIn the 1250s Qutuz gradually gained power amid the succession of sultans such as Aybak and Nur al-Din; he was briefly exiled to Karak in 1257, returned in November 1259, deposed Nur al-Din, declared himself sultan, and consolidated core commanders such as Baybars and Qalawun.
  2. 1260Ain Jalut · PalestineIn 1260 Qutuz resolved to face the Mongols; on September 3 at the Battle of Ain Jalut he led the whole army to defeat Kitbuqa and recovered Damascus and other places. On his triumphal return in October he was assassinated by Baybars, and the Mamluk regime entered Baybars's era.

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