Sultan Qansuh al-Ghawri
السلطان قانصوه الغوري
c. 24 August 1516 CE · 15 Rajab 922 AH
Last Circassian Mamluk sultan — Shadharat records his extortion and the abolished-inheritance policy, then Marj Dabiq on 15 Rajab 922 where Khayr Bak's defection broke his army and his body was lost beneath the horses' hooves 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Life in time
Overview
Qansuh al-Ghawri al-Circassian, al-Malik al-Ashraf, the last sultan of the Circassian state. "Shadharat al-Dhahab" describes him as extremely greedy, given to injustice and oppression, and seizing people's money. It says that inheritance was abolished in his days, so that the whole estate of a deceased person was taken. 2
The book also says that he conquered Yemen and took mamluks who spread corruption. One story is told of one of his agents who, to a merchant who would not accept his price, said "the law of God" and struck him with a mace. 2
Marj Dabiq
A confrontation took place between him and Sultan Selim, king of the Rum, over Isma'il Shah. They met at Marj Dabiq north of Aleppo on 15 Rajab 922 AH. His army was routed by the trick of Khayr Bey, and al-Ghawri was lost under the hooves of the horses. 2
He was sultan of Egypt and Syria, and the seat of his realm was Cairo.
Connections
- Ruler of
- Cairo
- Participated in
- The Portuguese reach the Indian Ocean; Jeddah walled
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Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 530-531
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p.530-531
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