Qalawun

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. 1220–1290 Also known as Sayf al-Din Qalawun、Mansur Qalawun

Qalawun (c. 1220–1290), a Mamluk commander and statesman of Alan origin, was a senior emir under Baybars, seized the throne in 1280, and continued wa…

Timeline

1260–1277Cairo · EgyptAfter Baybars took power, Qalawun was appointed to important military posts; in the 1260s he repeatedly led armies guarding the Syrian frontier and acting against Mongol remnants and crusader strongholds.
1261–1270Damascus · DamascusFrom 1261 to 1270 Qalawun was stationed in Syria, responsible for frontier defense and vigilance against the Mongols and crusaders, one of Baybars's core generals in the Levant.

Sources

Qalawun https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qalawun
A History of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt — William Popper (1955)