Al-Salih Ismail

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 1326–1345 Also known as Al-Salih Ismail ibn Nasir Muhammad

Al-Salih Ismail (c. 1325/1326–1345) was a Bahri Mamluk sultan, son of Nasir Muhammad, raised to the throne by emirs in June 1342 after deposing his b…

Timeline

1342Cairo · EgyptAfter his father Nasir Muhammad died in 1341, Mansur Abu Bakr, Ashraf Kujuk, and Nasir Ahmad each reigned briefly; in June 1342 the emirs deposed Ahmad and raised Ismail to the throne with the title al-Salih.
1342–1345Cairo · EgyptHe reigned about three years, campaigning against Qaraqos to defeat his brother Nasir Ahmad; he fell ill in July 1345 and died in August, whereupon his stepfather Argun arranged for his full brother Kamil Sha'ban to succeed him. The claim that he was 'deposed and executed' is inconsistent with the historical record.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 1: Islamic Egypt, 640-1517 — Carl F. Petry (1998)
Al-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Salih_Ismail,_Sultan_of_Egypt