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Al-Ashraf Sha'ban

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. 1354–1377 Also known as al-Ashraf Sha'ban、Sha'ban II、al-Malik al-Ashraf Zayn ad-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Sha'ban ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun、السلطان شعبان

Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt (r. 1363–1377), a grandson of al-Nasir Muhammad who was dominated by regent emirs and murdered in 1377.

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  1. 1363–1370Cairo · CairoAfter the deposition of his predecessor al-Mansur Muhammad, Sha'ban ascended the throne as a grandson of al-Nasir Muhammad, while real power was held by senior emirs such as Yalbugha al-Umari and the sultan was largely a ceremonial figure.
  2. 1371–1377Egyptian–Hejazi trade route · AqabaAs an adult Sha'ban sought to escape the control of the powerful emirs. In March 1376 he set out on the pilgrimage to Mecca; while he was away from Egypt a Mamluk revolt broke out in Cairo and his own escort turned against him; Sha'ban was captured at Aqaba and strangled in 1377 by the emir Jarqas al-Sayfi.

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