Baybars biography samples

Sultan of Egypt and Syria from to

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Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari (Arabic: الملك الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري;^[a] / – 1 July ), commonly known as Baibars or Baybars and nicknamed Abu al-Futuh (أبو الفتوح, lit.&#;'Father of Conquests'), was the fourth Mamluksultan of Egypt and Syria, of TurkicKipchak origin, in the Bahri dynasty, succeeding Qutuz.

He was one of the commanders of the Muslim forces that inflicted a defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France. He also led the vanguard of the Mamluk army at the Battle of Ain Jalut in ,^[4] which marked the first substantial defeat of the Mongol army and is considered a turning point in history.^[5]

The reign of Baybars marked the start of an age of Mamluk dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean and solidified the durability of their military system.

He managed to pave the way for the end of the Crusader pr