At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Ghiyath al-Din Ahmad ibn Uways al-Jala'iri, sultan of Baghdad, Tabriz and other lands of Iraq. He became ruler after the death of his brother Shaykh Husayn ibn Uways in 784 AH. 2
Shadharat al-Dhahab describes him as brave and awe-inspiring, with power over his subjects, a shedder of blood, and unjust to his amirs and troops. It says he had a share in several sciences, knowledge of the stars, and skill in music. 2
According to the Shadharat, Barquq honoured him and gave him the deputy sultanate in Baghdad, and he went to Baghdad and entered it. 2
According to Ibn Khaldun, he fled when Timur advanced on Baghdad, and joined Sultan Barquq, calling on him for help. He went out with him in the armies to the Euphrates, and Barquq sent troops to support him, and he took Baghdad from a small detachment of Timur's army. 3
Connections
- Fought
- Qara Yusuf· تمرلنك
- Allied with
- السلطان الظاهر برقوق
People and things also explored
Barquq's accession as the first Circassian sultan· The battle of Ankara and the capture of Bayezid the Thunderbolt· Ibn Khaldun's Audience with Timur beneath Damascus· Timur Takes Delhi in 801 AH· The Beginning of Timur's Rise· Timur's Event at Damascus in 803 AH· Shah Rukh ibn Timur· Toqtamish ibn Burdbik, lord of Saray
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 100-101
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.100-101
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p.1542
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ahmad ibn Uways al-Jalayiri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ahmad-ibn-uways/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.