At a glance
- Roles
- sultan
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
King al-Ashraf Salah al-Din Khalil ibn Qalawun, a Mamluk sultan, who came to power after his father Qalawun in 689 AH. 2
His reign
Al-Suyuti says he brought the caliph's position into the open, after the caliph had been inactive in the days of his father. He had the caliph preach to the people and mention his appointment over the affairs of Islam. Then he gave a martial sermon urging the taking of Baghdad. In 691 AH he besieged the Castle of the Romans. He was killed at Tarja in Muharram 693 AH. 2
Shadharat al-Dhahab says he took the sultanate after his father al-Mansur Qalawun in Dhu al-Qa'da 689 AH. 3
Connections
- Child of
- السلطان المنصور سيف الدين قلاوون
- Participated in
- The fall of Qal'at al-Rum, 691· The killing of al-Malik al-Ashraf Khalil in 693 AH
- Sibling of
- al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun
People and things also explored
al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun· The killing of al-Malik al-Ashraf Khalil in 693 AH· السلطان المنصور سيف الدين قلاوون· Lajin murdered; al-Nasir restored, 698· The arrest of al-Mustakfi and his exile to Qus· Qalawun Takes Tripoli by the Sword· Abaga ibn Hulagu· Ibn al-Sal'us, the vizier
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 730
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.730
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.422
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Malik al-Ashraf Salah al-Din Khalil ibn Qalawun”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-ashraf-khalil/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.