Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- sultan · emir
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
A Mamluk sultan. He seized power in Damascus in 696 AH while the sultan was there, and the amirs swore allegiance to him, and no two of them disagreed about him. 2
The caliph invested him with the black robe and wrote him a decree of appointment. He was then killed in Jumada al-Akhira 698 AH, and al-Malik al-Nasir was restored. 2
Connections
People and things also explored
al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun· Lajin's coup against al-Adil Kitbugha, 696· Lajin murdered; al-Nasir restored, 698
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 731
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.731
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “الملك المنصور لاجين”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/lajin/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-18.