تسلطن برقوق أول الجراكسة
تسلطن برقوق أول الجراكسة
c. 1382 CE · 784 AH
In Ramadan 784 Barquq took the sultanate as al-Zahir — the FIRST of the Circassians. In Rajab 785 he seized, deposed and citadel-imprisoned al-Mutawakkil, hailing Umar al-Wathiq then Zakariya al-Musta'sim; repenting, he freed and restored al-Mutawakkil. Imprisoned again then freed in 792, he ruled till his death in Shawwal 801, when his son Faraj rose as al-Nasir 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
The caliphs in his time
In Rajab 785 AH Barquq seized the caliph al-Mutawakkil, deposed him and imprisoned him in the Citadel of the Mountain. Umar ibn Ibrahim was given the oath and took the title al-Wathiq bi-Llah. Then Barquq repented and restored al-Mutawakkil to the caliphate. 1
Afterwards
In Safar 792 AH Barquq was released from prison and returned to his kingdom, and he continued until he died in Shawwal 801 AH. His son Faraj was put in his place with the title al-Nasir. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- السلطان الظاهر برقوق
People and things also explored
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 760-761
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islam.museum contributors. “تسلطن برقوق أول الجراكسة”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/barquq-accession-784/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.