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Lajin murdered; al-Nasir restored, 698

قتل لاجين وعودة الملك الناصر سنة 698هـ

c. January 1299 CE · Rabi' II 698 AH

In 698 Qabjaq al-Mansuri, governor of Syria, Baktamur al-Silahdar and others of Mankutimur's faction grew uneasy, fearing that Mankutimur would strike at them. News had reached them of the Tatar ruler's conversion to Islam, so they resolved to march to him from Homs. Before long word came that Sultan Lajin and his deputy Mankutimur had been killed at the hands of Karaji al-Ashrafi and those who stood with him. Karaji had fallen upon Lajin with six men while he was playing chess after the evening prayer, and the Hanafi judge Husam al-Din witnessed seven swords come down on him. His deputy was then seized and executed the next day. Al-Malik al-Nasir was proclaimed and brought from al-Karak; he appointed Salar as deputy of the realm, and then Tughji and Karaji, the two Ashrafis, were killed. Al-Nasir rode out in the Caliph's robe of honour and investiture, and al-Afram was advanced to the governorship of Damascus in Jumada I 1.

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The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Egypt & Nile · Levant & Iraq
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

The killing of Lajin and the return of al-Malik al-Nasir in 698 AH

Qabjaq al-Mansuri, the governor of Syria, Baktamur al-Silahdar and others grew uneasy at the conduct of Mankutimur, and feared that he would strike at them. News had reached them that the Tatar king had entered Islam, so they agreed to march to him from Homs 2.

Before long the news came that Sultan Lajin and his deputy Mankutimur had been killed at the hands of Karaji al-Ashrafi and those who stood with him. Karaji fell upon him with six men while he was playing chess after the night prayer, and the Hanafi judge Husam al-Din witnessed seven swords coming down upon him 2.

His deputy was then seized and slaughtered the next day. It was announced that al-Malik al-Nasir would reign, and he was brought from Karak. He appointed Salar as the deputy of the realm. Then Tughaji and Karaji, the two Ashrafis, were killed. Al-Malik al-Nasir rode out wearing the robe and investiture of the caliph, and al-Afram was appointed governor of Damascus in Jumada I 1.

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al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun· الملك المنصور لاجين

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The killing of al-Malik al-Ashraf Khalil in 693 AH· Lajin's coup against al-Adil Kitbugha, 696· The arrest of al-Mustakfi and his exile to Qus· al-Malik al-Ashraf Salah al-Din Khalil ibn Qalawun· السلطان المنصور سيف الدين قلاوون· Uzbek Khan ibn Tughriljay· al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun· الملك المنصور لاجين

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 769-770
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 769
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The killing of al-Malik al-Ashraf Khalil in 693 AH

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