Baibars

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Baibars was a 13th-century Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria renowned for his military campaigns against the Crusader states and the Mongols, which solidified Mamluk power in the region.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Mamluk sultan
historical figure
military leader
battle Battle of Ain Jalut NERFINISHED
birthCentury 13th century
centuryOfActivity 13th century
conflict Crusades NERFINISHED
Mongol invasions of the Middle East NERFINISHED
countryRuled Egypt NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
deathDate 1277
deathPlace Damascus NERFINISHED
dynasty Bahri Mamluks NERFINISHED
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Turkic
fullName al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari NERFINISHED
governmentTypeRuled sultanate
historicalRegionRuled Bilad al-Sham NERFINISHED
languageContext Arabic-speaking world NERFINISHED
legacy defender of the Islamic world against Crusaders and Mongols
key architect of Mamluk dominance in the Near East
militaryRank general
name Baibars NERFINISHED
notableFor consolidation of Mamluk power in the Levant
defeat of the Seventh Crusade remnants
expansion of Mamluk control along the eastern Mediterranean coast
military campaigns against the Crusader states
military campaigns against the Mongols
opponent Crusader states NERFINISHED
Mongol Empire NERFINISHED
positionHeld Sultan of Egypt NERFINISHED
Sultan of Syria NERFINISHED
predecessor Qutuz NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Levant NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1277
reignStart 1260
religion Islam
socialOrigin Mamluk slave soldier
strengthened Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
successor al-Said Barakah NERFINISHED
title al-Malik al-Zahir NERFINISHED

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mamluk Sultanate ("Baybars I")
Mamluk rulers of Egypt ("Sultan Baybars I")
Mamluk rulers of Egypt ("Qalawun")
notableRuler
Krak des Chevaliers ("Mamluk Sultan Baibars")
capturedBy
Principality of Antioch
conqueredBy

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