قتل الأمير أقطاي سنة 652هـ
قتل الأمير أقطاي سنة 652هـ
c. 1254 CE · 652 AH
In Sha'ban 652 the amir Faris al-Din Aqtay — al-Salih's thousand-dinar mamluk turned overbearing under his comrade al-Mu'izz, demanding the Citadel itself for his wedding to the Hamah prince's daughter — was killed by plot of al-Mu'izz and Shajar al-Durr; when his seven hundred mamluks ringed the Citadel, his head was thrown down and they scattered 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
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In time
Overview
In Sha'ban 652 AH the amir Fares al-Din Aqtay, a Turkish Salihi Najmi, was killed. 2
His career as the Shadharat tells it
Ibn al-Imad describes him as brave and generous. al-Salih bought him for a thousand dinars. When power passed to his comrade al-Malik al-Mu'izz, Aqtay, as Ibn al-Imad says, went to great lengths in humiliating others and in tyranny, and used to ride as a king rides. He married the daughter of the lord of Hama, and asked al-Mu'izz for the Citadel of the Mountain (the Cairo citadel) to hold his wedding in it. 2
His killing
al-Mu'izz and his wife Shajar al-Durr agreed on his killing and arranged it, and the gates of the citadel were closed. His mamluks, who numbered seven hundred, rode out and surrounded the citadel. His head was thrown down to them, and they dispersed. 2
Note
The report rests on a single source. It needs an additional source.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 263
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p.263
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