بركات بن محمد
بركات بن محمد
Barakat ibn Muhammad, Sharif of Mecca — on hearing of the Mamluk defeat he submitted to Selim I and handed him the keys of the Kaaba; Selim confirmed him as emir of Mecca and the Hijaz with wide powers 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Barakat ibn Muhammad, Sharif of Mecca 2.
His submission
al-Salabi reports that when news reached him of the killing of the Mamluk sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri and his deputy Tuman Bay at the hands of the Ottomans, he hastened to pledge hearing and obedience to Sultan Selim I. He handed him the keys of the Ka'ba and some relics 2.
Selim confirmed him as sharif of the Hijaz, amir over Mecca and the Hijaz, and granted him wide powers 2.
Connections
- Participated in
- خضوع الحجاز للعثمانيين
People and things also explored
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 191
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p.191
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islam.museum contributors. “بركات بن محمد”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sharif-barakat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.