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Barquq's accession as the first Circassian sultan

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.

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

Overview

In Ramadan 784 AH al-Salih Hajji was deposed and Barquq took the sultanate with the title al-Zahir. He was the first of the Circassians to become sultan. 1

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

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السلطان الظاهر برقوق

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Ahmad ibn Uways al-Jalayiri· السلطان الظاهر برقوق

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 760-761
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