List of governors of Islamic Egypt
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Governors of Arab Egypt
(640-1250) and Mamluk Egypt (1250-1517).
* Shajar al-Durr widow of As-Salih Ayyub ruled as sultana after the assassination of Turanshah.
Bahri Mamluks
Arab Egypt
Arab Egypt may refer to*Egypt after the Arab conquest of AD 639, see History of Muslim Egypt*modern Egypt under a state doctrine of Pan-Arabism, see**United Arab Republic **Arab Republic of Egypt...
(640-1250) and Mamluk Egypt (1250-1517).
The Rashidun Caliphs era (640-658)
# | Governor (Amir) | Start | End | Period | Destiny | |
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1 | Amr Ibn Al-Aas | No picture available | 640 | 646 | 6 years | Secluded by Uthman Ibn Affan |
2 | Abdullah Ibn Sa'ad | No picture available | 646 | 656 | 10 years | Overthrown by Muhammad Ibn Huzayfa |
3 | Muhammad Ibn Abi Huzayfa | No picture available | 656 | 657 | 1 year | Killed |
4 | Qays Ibn Sa'ad | No picture available | 657 | 657 | 6 months | Secluded |
5 | Malik Ibn Al-Harith | No picture available | 657 | 657 | 1 day | Died before reaching Al-Fustat |
6 | Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was the son of Abu Bakr, who was the senior companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and first Rashidun Caliph. His mother was Asma bint Umais... |
No picture available | 658 | 658 | 5 months | Killed |
Umayyad Empire era (659-750)
# | Governor (Wali Wali Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh... ) |
Start | End | Destiny |
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1 | Amr ibn al-Aas | 659 | 664 | - |
2 | Utba ibn Abi Suffyan Ibn Harb | 664 | 665 | Died |
3 | Oquba ibn Amir al-Gahny | 665 | 667 | Unseated |
4 | Muslima ibn Makhlad al-Ansari | 667 | 682 | - |
5 | Sa'id ibn Yazid ibn al-Qama al-Azdi | 682 | 684 | Unseated |
6 | Abd al-Rahman ibn Utba ibn Gahdam al-Fihri | 684 | 684 | Unseated |
7 | Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam | 685 | 705 | - |
8 | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam | 705 | 709 | Unseated |
9 | Qurra Ibn Sharik al-Absi | 709 | 714 | - |
10 | Abd al-Malik ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi | 714 | 717 | Unseated |
11 | Ayyub ibn Sharhabil | 717 | 720 | - |
12 | Bishr ibn Safwan al-Kalbi | 720 | 721 | Became the Wali of Africa |
13 | Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi was an Umayyad governor of Egypt from 721 to 724 and again 737 to 741, and subsequently governor of Ifriqiya from 741 to 745.-Governor in Egypt:... |
721 | 724 | - |
14 | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | 724 | 724 | Ran away after an epidemic |
15 | Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf | 724 | 727 | Died |
16 | Abd al-Malik ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi | 727 | 727 | - |
17 | Al-Walid ibn Rifa'a ibn Thabit al-Fahmi | 727 | 735 | Unseated |
18 | Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid al-Fahmi | 735 | 737 | Unseated |
19 | Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi was an Umayyad governor of Egypt from 721 to 724 and again 737 to 741, and subsequently governor of Ifriqiya from 741 to 745.-Governor in Egypt:... |
737 | 741 | Became the Wali of Africa |
20 | Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn Yusuf al-Hadrami | 741 | 744 | Asked to be unseated |
21 | Hasan ibn Atahiya | 744 | 744 | Ran away |
22 | Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn Yusuf al-Hadrami | 744 | 745 | - |
23 | Al-Hawthala ibn Sohayl al-Bahili | 745 | 749 | Unseated |
24 | Al-Mughira ibn Unayd al-Fazari | 749 | 749 | Died |
25 | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Musa ibn Nussayr | 749 | 749 | Unseated by the Abbasid Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region.... s |
The First Abbasid Period rulers (750-868)
# | Governor | Start | End | Period | Governor Title | Destiny |
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1 | Salih ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas | 750 | 751 | 1 year | Wali | Became the wali of Palestine Palestine Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands.... |
2 | Abu Oun Abdel Malek Ibn Yazeed | 751 | 753 | 2 years | Wali | Ran away after an epidemic |
3 | Salih ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas | 753 | 755 | 2 years | Wali | Unseated |
4 | Abu Oun Abdel Malek Ibn Yazeed | 755 | 758 | 3 years | Wali | Unseated |
5 | Moussa Ibn Ka'ab Oyayna | 758 | 759 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
6 | Mohammed Ibn Al-Ash'ath Al-Khozaey | 759 | 760 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
7 | Homayd Ibn Qohayta | 760 | 762 | 2 years | Wali | Unseated |
8 | Yazeed Ibn Hatem Al-Mohobaly | 762 | 768 | 6 years | Wali | Unseated |
9 | Abdullah Ibn Abdel Rahman Ibn Mo'awya | 768 | 772 | 4 years | Wali | - |
10 | Mohammed Ibn Abdel Rahman Ibn Mo'awya | 772 | 772 | 8 months | Wali | Died |
11 | Moussa Ibn Ali Ibn Rabah Al-Lakhmy | 772 | 778 | 6 years | Wali | - |
12 | Essa Ibn Loqman Al-Gamhy | 778 | 779 | 4 months | Wali | Unseated |
13 | Wadeh | 779 | 779 | 4 months | Wali | Unseated |
14 | Mansour Ibn Yazeed Ibn Mansour Al-Roayny | 779 | 779 | 2 months | Wali | Unseated |
15 | Yahia Ibn Dawood Al-Harshy | 779 | 780 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
16 | Salem Ibn Sawada Al-Tamemy | 780 | 781 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
17 | Ibrahim Ibn Saleh Ibn Abdullah Ibn Al-Abbas | 781 | 784 | 3 years | Wali | Unseated |
18 | Moussa Ibn Sa'ab Al-Khasamy | 784 | 785 | 1 year | Wali | Killed |
19 | Osama Ibn Amr Al-Moafery | 785 | 785 | 2 months | Wali | Unseated |
20 | Al-Fadl Ibn Saleh Ibn Ali Al-Abbasy | 785 | 786 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
21 | Ali Ibn Salman Al-Abbasy | 786 | 787 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated by the new Abbasid Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region.... wali |
22 | Moussa Ibn Essa Ibn Moussa Al-Abbasy | 787 | 789 | 2 years | Wali | Unseated |
23 | Moslama Ibn Yahia Al-Bagly | 789 | 790 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
24 | Mohammed Ibn Zohair Al-Azdy | 790 | 790 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
25 | Dawood Ibn Yazeed Al-Mahlaby | 790 | 791 | 1 years | Wali | Unseated |
26 | Moussa Ibn Essa Ibn Moussa Al-Abbasy | 791 | 792 | 1 years | Wali | Unseated |
27 | Ibrahim Ibn Saleh Ibn Abdullah Ibn Al-Abbas | 792 | 792 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
28 | Abdullah Ibn Al-Maseeb Ibn Zohair Al-Dabii | 792 | 793 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
29 | Isak Ibn Souliman | 793 | 794 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
30 | Harthama Ibn Aayoun | 794 | 795 | 1 year | Wali | Became the wali of Africa |
31 | Abd al-Malik ibn Salih Abd al-Malik ibn Salih Abd al-Malik ibn Salih ibn Ali was a member of the Abbasid dynasty who served as general and governor in Syria and Egypt. He distinguished himself in several raids against the Byzantine Empire, but his great influence and authority in Syria caused Caliph Harun al-Rashid to imprison him in 803... |
795 | 795 | Less than a year | Wali | - |
32 | Abdullah Ibn Al-Maseeb Al-Abbasy | 795 | 795 | 10 months | Wali | Unseated |
33 | Abdullah Ibn Al-Mahdy Al-Abbasy | 795 | 795 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
34 | Moussa Ibn Essa Ibn Moussa Al-Abbasy | 795 | 796 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
35 | Abdullah Ibn Al-Mahdy Al-Abbasy | 796 | 797 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
36 | Ismael Ibn Saleh Al-Abbasy | 797 | 798 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
37 | Ismael Ibn Essa Al-Abbasy | 798 | 798 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
38 | Al-Layth Ibn Al-Fadl | 798 | 803 | 5 years | Wali | Unseated |
39 | Ahmed Ibn Ismael Ibn Ali Ibn Abdullah Al-Abbasy | 803 | 805 | 2 years | Wali | Unseated |
40 | Abdullah Ibn Mohammed Al-Abbasy | 805 | 806 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
41 | Al-Hussain Ibn Jameel | 806 | 808 | 2 years | Wali | Unseated |
42 | Malek Ibn Dalham Al-Kalby | 808 | 808 | 9 Months | Wali | Unseated |
43 | Al-Hasan Ibn Al-Takhtakh | 809 | 809 | 11 Months | Wali | Unseated |
44 | Hatem Ibn Harthama Ibn Aayoun | 810 | 811 | 1 year | Wali | Unseated |
45 | Gaber Ibn Al-Asha'ath Al-Ta'ey | 811 | 812 | 2 years | Wali | Beaten off from Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
46 | Abbad Ibn Mohammed Ibn Hayan | 812 | 813 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
47 | Al-Mottaleb Ibn Abdullah Al-Khozaey | 813 | 814 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
48 | Al-Abbas Ibn Moussa Ibn Essa Al-Abbasy | 814 | 814 | Less than a year | Wali | - |
49 | Al-Mottaleb Ibn Abdullah Al-Khozaey | 814 | 815 | Less than a year | Wali | Beaten off from Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
50 | Al-Serry Ibn Al-Hakam | 815 | 816 | 6 months | Wali | Soldiers revolted against him |
51 | Suliman Ibn Ghaleb Ibn Gabriel Al-Bagly | 816 | 817 | 5 months | Wali | Soldiers revolted against him |
52 | Al-Serry Ibn Al-Hakam | 817 | 820 | 3 years | Wali | - |
53 | Abu Al-Nasr Ibn Al-Serry | 820 | 822 | 2 years | Wali | - |
54 | Obaid Allah Ibn Al-Serry | 822 | 825 | 3 years | Wali | Unseated by the new wali |
55 | Khaled Ibn Yazeed Ibn Mazeed Al-Shebany | 825 | 826 | Less than a year | Wali | - |
56 | Abdullah Ibn Taher Ibn Al-Houssain | 826 | 827 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
57 | Essa Ibn Yazeed Al-Geloudy | 827 | 829 | 2 years | Wali | - |
58 | Omair Ibn Al-Waleed | 829 | 829 | 60 days | Wali | Killed |
59 | Mohammed Ibn Omair | 829 | 829 | 1 month | Wali | - |
60 | Essa Ibn Yazeed Al-Geloudy | 829 | 830 | Less than a year | Wali | - |
61 | Abdoweya Ibn Gabala | 830 | 831 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
62 | Essa Ibn Mansour | 831 | 832 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated by the new wali |
63 | Kider Nasr Ibn Abdullah | 832 | 834 | 2 years | Wali | - |
64 | Mozaffar Ibn Kider | 834 | 834 | 4 months | Wali | - |
65 | Moussa Ibn Abu Al-Abbas | 834 | 839 | 5 years | Wali | - |
66 | Malek Ibn Kider | 839 | 841 | 2 years | Wali | - |
67 | Ali Ibn Yahia Al-Armany | 841 | 843 | 2 years | Wali | Unseated |
68 | Essa Ibn Mansour | 843 | 847 | 4 years | Wali | - |
69 | Harthama Ibn al-Nadr Al-Gabaly | 848 | 849 | Less than a year | Wali | - |
70 | Hatem Ibn Harthama Ibn al-Nadr | 849 | 849 | 1 Month | Wali | - |
71 | Ali Ibn Yahia Al-Armany | 849 | 850 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
72 | Isak Ibn Yahia Ibn Moaz | 850 | 851 | Less than a year | Wali | - |
73 | Khaot Abel Wahed Ibn Yahia | 851 | 852 | Less than a year | Wali | - |
74 | Anbasa Ibn Isak Al-Dabii | 852 | 856 | 4 years | Wali | Unseated |
75 | Yazeed Ibn Abdullah Al-Tourky Yazid ibn 'Abdallah al-Hulwani Yazid ibn 'Abdallah ibn Dinar al-Hulwani was the military governor of Egypt for the Abbasid dynasty from 856 to 867... |
856 | 867 | 10 years | Wali | Unseated |
76 | Mozahem Ibn Khaqan | 867 | 868 | Less than a year | Wali | Died |
77 | Ahmed Ibn Mozahem Ibn Khaqan Ahmad ibn Muzahim ibn Khaqan Ahmad ibn Muzahim ibn Khaqan was the military governor of Egypt for the Abbasid dynasty for a part of 868.-Career:The son of Muzahim ibn Khaqan, Ahmad succeeded his father as governor following the latter's death. After holding the post for only two months, however, Ahmad died himself of... |
868 | 868 | Less than a year | Wali | Died |
78 | Azgour Al Tourky | 868 | 868 | Less than a year | Wali | Unseated |
Tulunids Dynasty (868-905)
# | Governor (Amir) | Start | End | Period | Destiny | |
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1 | Ahmad ibn Tulun Ahmad ibn Tulun Ahmad ibn Ṭūlūn was the founder of the Tulunid dynasty that ruled Egypt briefly between 868 and 905 AD. Originally sent by the Abbasid caliph as governor to Egypt, ibn Ṭūlūn established himself as an independent ruler.-Biography:... |
No picture available | 868 | 884 | 16 years | Died |
2 | Khumarawaih | No picture available | 884 | 896 | 12 years | Murdered |
3 | Abu l-Ashir Abu l-Ashir of Tulunids Abu'l-'Asakir Jaysh was the third Emir of the Tulunids in Egypt . The eldest son of Khumarawaih, he succeeded him early in 896 at the age of fourteen. Soon afterwards he ordered the execution of his uncle Mudar ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun. After ruling for only a couple of months the faqihs and qadis... |
No picture available | 896 | 896 | 1 year | Unseated then died in jail |
4 | Harun Harun of Tulunids Harun was the fourth Emir of the Tulunids in Egypt He succeed his father Abu-l Ashir who had been murdered by army chiefs. He left state affairs to the vizir Abu Jafar ibn Ali, preferring to live a life of dissolute luxury... |
No picture available | 896 | 904 | 9 years | Murdered |
5 | Shaiban Shaiban of Tulunids Shaiban was the fifth and last Emir of the Tulunids in Egypt He began his reign after Harun was killed in a mutiny in 904 during the invasion of the Abbasid caliphate... |
No picture available | 904 | 905 | 1 year | left |
The Second Abbasid Period rulers (905-935)
# | Governor (Wali Wali Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh... ) |
Start | End | Period | Destiny |
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1 | Saleh Ibn Ali Ibn Abullah Ibn Al-Abbas | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
2 | Abu Oun Abdel Malek Ibn Yazeed | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
3 | Saleh Ibn Ali Ibn Abullah Ibn Al-Abbas | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
4 | Abu Oun Abdel Malek Ibn Yazeed | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
5 | Moussa Ibn Ka'ab Oyayna | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
6 | Mohammed Ibn Al-Ash'ath Al-Khozaey | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
7 | Homayd Ibn Qohayta | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
8 | Yazeed Ibn Hatem Al-Mohobaly | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
9 | Abdullah Ibn Abdel Rahman Ibn Mo'awya | ؟؟؟؟ | ؟؟؟؟ | - | - |
10 | Mohammed Ibn Abdel Rahman Ibn Mo'awya | 204?? | 279?? | - | - |
Ikhshidid Dynasty (935-969)
# | Governor (Emir Emir Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world... ) |
Start | End | Period | Destiny | |
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1 | Muhammad bin Tughj Al-Ikhshid | No picture available | 935 | 946 | 11 year | Died |
2 | Abul Qasim Ungur Bin Ikhshid Abul Qasim Ungur Bin Ikhshid Abul Qasim Ungur Bin Ikhshid was the second Ikhshidid Emir of Egypt, under Abbasid Empire, ruled from 946 to 961.... |
No picture available | 946 | 961 | 15 years | Died |
3 | Abul Hassan Ali Bin Ikhshidid | No picture available | 961 | 966 | 5 years | Died |
4 | Abu al-Misk Kafur (slave from Ethiopia) Abu al-Misk Kafur Abu al-Misk Kafur , also called al-Laithi, al-Suri, al-Labi was a dominant personality of Ikhshidid Egypt and Syria. Originally a black slave from Ethiopia, he was promoted as vizier of Egypt, becoming its de facto ruler... |
No picture available | 966 | 968 | 2 years | Died |
5 | Abul Fawares Ahmed Bin Ikhshidid | No picture available | 968 | 969 | 1 year | Fatimids unseated him |
The Fatimids era (969-1171)
# | Governor | Start | End | Governor Title | Destiny |
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1 | Gawhar Al-Siqilli | 969 | 973 | Emir | - |
2 | Al-Muizz Lideenillah | 973 | 975 | Caliph | - |
3 | Al-Aziz Leideinallah | 975 | 997 | Caliph | - |
4 | Al-Hakim Biamrallah | 997 | 1020 | Caliph | Disappeared |
5 | Al-Zahir Lazazdinallah | 1020 | 1036 | Caliph | - |
6 | Al-Mustansir Biallah | 1036 | 1094 | Caliph | - |
7 | Al-Mustali Biallah | 1094 | 1102 | Caliph | - |
8 | Al-Amir Biahkamallah | 1102 | 1131 | Caliph | Killed |
9 | Al-Hafiz Ledeinallah | 1131 | 1150 | Caliph | - |
10 | Al-Zafir Biamrallah | 1150 | 1154 | Caliph | Killed |
11 | Al-Faiz Binasrallah | 1154 | 1160 | Caliph | - |
12 | Al-Adid Ledeinallah | 1160 | 1171 | Caliph | Unseated by Saladin Saladin Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant... |
The Ayyubid era (1171-1252)
# | Governor | Start | End | Period | Governor Title | Destiny | |
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1 | Salāh-ud-Din Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb Saladin Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant... |
1171 | 1193 | 22 years | Sultan | Died | |
2 | Al-Aziz Al-Aziz Uthman Al-Malik Al-Aziz Osman bin Salahadin Yusuf was the second Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt. He was the second son of Saladin.Before his death, Saladin had divided his dominions amongst his kin: Al-Afdal received Palestine and Syria, Al-Aziz was made ruler of Egypt, Al-Zahir received Aleppo, Al-Adil... |
No picture available | 1193 | 1198 | 5 years | Sultan | - |
3 | Nasir al-Din Muhammed | No picture available | 1198 | 1200 | 2 years | Sultan | - |
4 | Al-Adil I Al-Adil I Al-Adil I was an Ayyubid-Egyptian general and ruler of Kurdish descent. From his honorific "Sayf al-Din" he was sometimes known to the Frankish crusaders as "Saphadin".- Life :... |
No picture available | 1200 | 1218 | 18 years | Sultan | Died |
5 | Al-Kamil Al-Kamil Al-Kamil was a Kurdish Ayyubid sultan who ruled North Africa. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated two crusades. In a temporary agreement with the Crusaders, he ceded Jerusalem to the Christians.-Biography:He was the son of sultan al-Adil, a brother of Saladin... |
1218 | 1238 | 20 years | Sultan | Died | |
6 | Al-Adil II Al-Adil II Saif ad-Dīn al-Malik al-ʿĀdil Abū Bakr b. Nāṣir ad-Dīn Muḥammad was the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt from 1238 to 1240.When his father al-Kamil, nephew of Saladin, died in 1238, al-Adil II followed him somewhat unprepared. When the country plunged into anarchy, his exiled half-brother, as-Salih Ayyub,... |
No picture available | 1238 | 1240 | 2 years | Sultan | - |
7 | As-Salih Ayyub As-Salih Ayyub Al-Malik as-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub , also known as al-Malik al-Salih was the Ayyubid ruler of Egypt from 1240 to 1249.-Biography:... |
No picture available | 1240 | 1249 | 9 years | Sultan | Died |
8 | Turanshah Al-Muazzam Turanshah Turanshah, also Turan Shah was a son of Sultan As-Salih Ayyub. A member of Ayyubid Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt for a brief period in 1249-1250.-References:... |
No picture available | 1249 | 1250 | 1 year | Sultan | Assassinated |
* | Shajar al-Durr | No picture available | 1250 | 1250 | 80 days | Sultana | Abdicated to Aybak |
9 | Al-Ashraf Musa | No picture available | 1250 | 1252 | 2 years | Co-sultan with Aybak | Dethroned / custody |
* Shajar al-Durr widow of As-Salih Ayyub ruled as sultana after the assassination of Turanshah.
Bahri MamluksBahri dynastyThe Bahri dynasty or Bahriyya Mamluks was a Mamluk dynasty of mostly Kipchak Turkic origin that ruled Egypt from 1250 to 1382 when they were succeeded by the Burji dynasty, another group of Mamluks...
(1250-1382)
# | Governor | Start | End | Governor Title | Destiny | Picture |
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1 | Izz al-Din Aybak Aybak Izz al-Din AybakThe name Aybeg or Aybak is a combination of two Turkic words, "Ay" = Moon and "Beg" or variant "Bak" = Emir in Arabic. - Izz al-Din AybakThe name Aybeg or Aybak is a combination of two Turkic words, "Ay" = Moon and "Beg" or variant "Bak" = Emir in Arabic. -(Al-Maqrizi, Note... |
1250 | 1257 | Sultan | Assassinated | No image available |
2 | al-Mansur Nour al-Din Ali Al-Mansur Ali Al-Mansur Ali Al-Mansur Ali (Arabic: المنصور على ) Al-Mansur Ali (Arabic: المنصور على ) (epithet: Al-Malik Al-Mansur Nour al-Din Ali Ben al-Malik al-Mu'izz Aybak (Arabic: الملك المنصور نور الدين على بن الملك المعز أيبك ) (b. c. 1244, Cairo) was the second of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt in the... |
1257 | 1259 | Sultan | Dethroned | No image available |
3 | al-Muzafar Seif al-Din Qutuz Qutuz Saif ad-Din Qutuz, also spelled Kutuz, was the third of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt in the Turkic line from 1259 until his death in 1260. It was under his leadership that the Mamluks achieved success against the Mongols in the key Battle of Ain Jalut... |
1259 | 1260 | Sultan | Assassinated | No image available |
4 | al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari Baibars Baibars or Baybars , nicknamed Abu l-Futuh , was a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. He was one of the commanders of the forces which inflicted a devastating defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France and he led the vanguard of the Egyptian army at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, which marked... |
1260 | 1277 | Sultan | Died | |
5 | al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah Al-Said Barakah Al-Said Barakah Al-Said Barakah Al-Said Barakah (1260–1280; original name: Muhammed Barakah Qan , royal name: al-Malik al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah (Arabic: الملك السعيد ناصر الدين بركة) was a Mamluk Sultan who ruled from 1277 to 1279 after the death of his father al-Zahir Baibars... |
1277 | 1279 | Sultan | Resigned | No image available |
6 | al-Adel Badr al-Din Solamish Solamish Badr al-Din Solamish was a Sultan of Egypt in 1279. Born at Cairo, he was the son of Baibars, a sultan of Kazakh origin.... |
1279 | 1279 | Sultan | Dethroned | No image available |
7 | al-Mansour Seif al-Din Qalawun Qalawun Saif ad-Dīn Qalawun aṣ-Ṣāliḥī was the seventh Mamluk sultan of Egypt... |
1279 | 1290 | Sultan | Died | No image available |
8 | al-Ashraf Salah al-Din Khalil | 1290 | 1293 | Sultan | Assassinated | No image available |
9 | al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Mohamed Ben Qalawun (first reign) Al-Nasir Muhammad Al-Nasir Muhammad b. Cairo 1285, d... |
1293 | 1294 | Sultan | Dethroned | No image available |
10 | al-Adil Zein al-Din Katubgha | 1294 | 1296 | Sultan | Escaped | No image available |
11 | al-Mansour Hossam al-Din Lajin Lajin Lachin royal name: al-Malik al-Mansour Hossam ad-Din Lachin al-Mansuri Lachin (Arabic: لاجين) royal name: al-Malik al-Mansour Hossam ad-Din Lachin al-Mansuri Lachin (Arabic: لاجين) royal name: al-Malik al-Mansour Hossam ad-Din Lachin al-Mansuri (Arabic: الملك المنصور حسام الدين لاجين المنصورى (d.... |
1296 | 1299 | Sultan | Assassinated | No image available |
12 | al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Mohamed Ben Qalawun (second reign) Al-Nasir Muhammad Al-Nasir Muhammad b. Cairo 1285, d... |
1299 | 1309 | Sultan | Resigned | No image available |
13 | al-Muzafar Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Jashnakir Baibars II Not to be confused with his more famous namesake, Baibars al-BunduqdariBaibars al-Jashnakir or Baibars II. Royal name: al-Malik al-Muzaffar Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Jashnakir al-Mansuri, .... |
1309 | 1309 | Sultan | Executed | No image available |
14 | al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Mohamed Ben Qalawun (third reign) Al-Nasir Muhammad Al-Nasir Muhammad b. Cairo 1285, d... |
1309 | 1340 | Sultan | Died | No image available |
15 | al-Mansour Saif al-Din Abu Bakr Saif ad-Din Abu-Bakr Saif ad-Din Abu-Bakr was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt in 1341.... |
1340 | 1341 | Sultan | Dethroned | No image available |
16 | al-Ashraf Ala'a al-Din Kujuk Kujuk Ala'a ad-Din Kujuk royal name: al-Malik al-Ashraf Ala'a ad-Din Kujuk ) was a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from 1341 to 1342.... |
1341 | 1342 | Sultan | Dethroned | No image available |
17 | al-Nasir Shihab al-Din Ahmad Shihab ad-Din Ahmad Shihab ad-Din Ahmad royal name: al-Malik al-Nasir Shihab ad-Din Ahmad ) was a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt in 1342.... |
1342 | 1342 | Sultan | Dethroned | No image available |
18 | al-Salih Imad al-Din Abu Ismail | 1342 | 1345 | Sultan | Died | No image available |
19 | al-Kamil Seif al-Din Shaban | 1345 | 1346 | Sultan | Killed | No image available |
20 | al-Muzafar Zein al-Din Hagi | 1346 | 1347 | Sultan | Killed | No image available |
21 | al-Nasir Badr al-Din Abu al-Ma'aly al-Hassan | 1347 | 1351 | Sultan | Dethroned | No image available |
22 | al-Salih Salah al-Din Ben Mohamed | 1351 | 1354 | Sultan | Custody | No image available |
23 | al-Nasir Badr al-Din Abu al-Ma'aly al-Hassan | 1354 | 1361 | Sultan | Disappeared /prob. killed | No image available |
24 | al-Mansur Salah al-Din Mohamed Ben Hagi | 1361 | 1363 | Sultan | Dethroned for insanity | No image available |
25 | Al-Ashraf Sha'ban Al-Ashraf Sha'ban Al-Ashraf Sha'ban , also Shaban II, was a Mamluk ruler of the Bahri dynasty from 1363 to 1377. He was a grandson of Al-Nasir Muhammad... |
1363 | 1376 | Sultan | Executed | No image available |
26 | al-Mansur Ala-ad-Din Ali Ibn al-Ashraf Shaban | 1376 | 1381 | Sultan | Died in epidemic | No image available |
27 | Al-Salih Hajji Al-Salih Hajji Al-Salih Hajji , also Haji II, was a Mamluk ruler, and the last ruler of the Bahri dynasty in 1382. He briefly ruled again in 1389, during the advent of the Burji dynasty... |
1381 | 1382 | Sultan | Resigned | No image available |
Burji Mamluks (1382-1517)
# | Name | Start | End | Governor Title | Destiny |
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1 | Barquq | 1382 | 1399 | Sultan | Died |
2 | Faraj bin Barquq 1st reign | 1399 | 1405 | Sultan | Escaped |
3 | Abdul Aziz bin Barquq | 1405 | Sultan | Died in custody | |
2 | Faraj bin Barquq 2nd reign | 1405 | 1412 | Sultan | Dethroned / Killed |
4 | Al-Adil Al-Musta'in Billah Al-Musta'in (Cairo) Al-Musta'in Billah was the tenth Abbasid "shadow" caliph of Cairo, reigning under the tutelage of the Mamluk sultans from 1406 to 1414. He was the only Cairo-based Abbasid caliph to hold political power as Sultan of Egypt, albeit for only six months in 1412... |
1412 | Abbasid Caliph | Deposed | |
6 | Tatar I | 1412 | 1421 | Sultan | Died |
7 | al-Muzafar Abu al-Saadat Ahmad | 1421 | Sultan | Dethroned | |
8 | Tatar II | Sultan | Died | ||
9 | as-Salih Nasir-ad-Din Muhammad | 1421 | 1422 | Sultan | Dethroned |
10 | Barsbay Barsbay Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay was the ninth Burji Mamluk sultan of Egypt from AD 1422 to 1438. He was Circassian by birth and a former slave of the first Burji Sultan, Barquq.... |
1421 | 1438 | Sultan | Died |
11 | Jamal ad-Din Yusuf | 1438 | Sultan | Dethroned | |
12 | Jaqmaq | 1438 | 1453 | Sultan | Dethroned |
13 | Fakhr-ad-Din Uthman | 1453 | Sultan | Dethroned | |
14 | Inal Inal Inal is a village and rural commune in Mauritania.... |
1453 | 1460 | Sultan | Resigned due to illness and died |
15 | al-Mu'aid Shihab ud-Din Ahmed | 1460 | 1461 | Sultan | Dethroned |
16 | Khushqadam | 1461 | 1467 | Sultan | Died |
17 | Bilbay | 1467 | 1467 | Sultan | Dethroned and died in custody |
18 | Timurbugha | 1467 | 1468 | Sultan | Dethroned |
19 | al-Ashraf Qaitbay Qaitbay Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from 872-901 A.H. . He was Circassian by birth, and was purchased by the ninth sultan Barsbay before being freed by the eleventh sultan Jaqmaq... |
1468 | 1496 | Sultan | Abdicated to his son |
20 | al-Nasir Abu al-Sa'adat Muhammad 1st reign | 1496 | 1497 | Sultan | Deposed |
21 | Qansuh Khumsama'ah | 1497 | 1498 | Sultan | Escaped and disappeared |
20 | al-Nasir Abu al-Sa'adat Muhammad 2nd reign | 1496 | 1498 | Sultan | Assassinated |
22 | az-Zahir Qansuh al-Ashrafi | 1498 | 1500 | Sultan | Abdicated |
23 | al-Ashraf Janbalat | 1500 | 1501 | Sultan | Dethroned |
24 | Tuman bay I Tuman bay I Al-Adil Sayf ad-Din Tuman bay was the twenty fifth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from the Burji dynasty... |
1501 | 1501 | Sultan | Deposed and executed |
25 | Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri was the second last of the Mamluk Sultans. One of the last of the Burji dynasty, he reigned from 1501 to 1516.On the disappearance of Sultan Al-Adil Sayf ad-Din Tuman bay I, it was not till after some days that the choice of the Emirs and Mamluks fell upon Al-Ashraf... |
1501 | 1516 | Sultan | Killed in Battle of Marj Dabiq Battle of Marj Dabiq The battle of Marj Dābiq was a decisive military clash in Middle Eastern history, fought on 24 August 1516, 44 km north of Halab , Syria.- Battle preparations :... |
26 | Tuman bay II Tuman bay II Al-Ashraf Tuman bay better known as Tuman bay II succeeded as Sultan of Egypt during the final period of Mamluk rule in Egypt prior to its conquest by the Ottoman Empire... |
1516 | 1517 | Sultan | Executed by Selim I Selim I Selim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to... of Turkey |