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Qalawun becomes Mamluk sultan
In 1279 Qalawun was ordered to raid Cilician Armenia and Qal'at al-Rum; after a coup in Egypt Barakah abdicated, his brother Sulamish succeeded, and …
Timeline
- 1279Cairo · EgyptAl-Sa'id Barakah: to weaken powerful emirs, Barakah sent Qalawun and Baybars each with about ten thousand men to raid Cilician Armenia and Qal'at al-Rum in 1279. Another emir tipped them off; after they turned back Barakah was forced to abdicate (reign table ends August 1279). His brother Sulamish (aged seven) succeeded, with Qalawun ruling as atabeg. The deposed was not 'al-Manṣūr Ali'.
- 1279Cairo · EgyptQalawun argued Egypt needed an adult ruler and in late 1279 exiled Sulamish to Constantinople, proclaiming himself sultan. The reign table gives November 1279 to 10 November 1290. The governor of Damascus, Sunkur al-Ashqar, briefly declared himself independent but was repelled in 1280.
Sources
- Qalawun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalawun
- Al-Sa'id Baraka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Said_Barakah
- The Mamluk Sultanate: A History — Carl F. Petry (2021)