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- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Overview
Amir Khayr Bak, a great Circassian amir of Qansuh al-Ghawri. Ibn al-Imad says in Shadharat al-Dhahab that his intrigue was the cause of the defeat of al-Ghawri's army at Marj Dabiq in 922 AH, since in the battle he leaned toward Sultan Salim. 1
The report rests on one source and needs an additional source.
Rule over Egypt
Al-Salabi counts Khayr Bak among the Mamluk commanders resolved to join Selim's army and carry rule within the Ottoman frame; after the conquest Selim entrusted him with Egypt 2.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 531
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 188
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islam.museum contributors. “Amir Khayr Bak”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khayr-bak/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.