Amir Khayr Bak
الأمير خاير بك
Circassian grand amir whose defection mid-battle broke al-Ghawri's army at Marj Dabiq in 922, per Shadharat 1.
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Amir Khayr Bak, a great Circassian amir of Qansuh al-Ghawri. Ibn al-Imad says in Shadharat al-Dhahab that his intrigue was the cause of the defeat of al-Ghawri's army at Marj Dabiq in 922 AH, since in the battle he leaned toward Sultan Salim. 1
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Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 531
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