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al-Kamil Sha'ban
Bahri Mamluk sultan (r. 1345–1346), a young son of al-Nasir Muhammad, deposed and killed in Cairo after about a year amid emir factional strife.
Timeline
- 1345–1346Cairo · CairoAfter the death of his brother al-Salih Isma'il from illness, he was installed by his stepfather the emir al-Arghun and others and took the title al-Kamil Sha'ban. He made a pact with the powerful, but soon alienated the Syrian governors and his guard officers, and the political situation grew unstable.
- 1346Cairo · CairoIn September 1346 the emir al-Akhsunqur launched a coup in the name of Sha'ban's brother al-Hajj; Sha'ban was captured and executed, while al-Arghun was imprisoned in Alexandria and died there. Sha'ban was succeeded by his half-brother al-Muzaffar al-Hajj.
Sources
- Al-Kamil Sha'ban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kamil_Sha%27ban
- The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start? — Frédéric Bauden (2009) https://mamluk.uchicago.edu/pdfs/MamlukStudiesReview_XIII-1_2009-Bauden.pdf