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History of Islam Vol 3 of 3 by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi

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Brief Supplement Of The <strong>Islam</strong>ic <strong>History</strong> Of Egypt And Syria 357<br />

/Vzizuddin Aybak as their king. He married Shajratud'dur, the slave<br />

girl <strong>of</strong> Malik Saleh Ayyubi who ruled for a short period. He was<br />

in 655 A.H.<br />

assassinated<br />

Following<br />

his death, they chose his son Mansur for the highest position.<br />

However, he abdicated the throne after 2 years. Malik Muzaffar<br />

replaced him as a king but only for a short span <strong>of</strong> eleven months.<br />

During his<br />

tenure, Hulagu Khan attacked Egypt but was defeated.<br />

Malik al-Zahir Ruknuddin captured the throne <strong>by</strong> assassinating Malik<br />

Muzaffar in 658 A. H. He ruled successfully for 17 years and was<br />

succeeded <strong>by</strong> Malik Sayed Nasiruddin in 676 A.H. but he was<br />

deposed after one year. Malik Adil Badruddin was then brought to<br />

the throne but he too was deposed after four months. Thus ended the<br />

first category <strong>of</strong> the Mamluk Dynasty <strong>of</strong> Egypt in 678 A.H. In total,<br />

they ruled for 26 years. However, some <strong>of</strong> their attributes are worth<br />

mentioning. Firstly, they introduced the voting system and elected<br />

their kings <strong>by</strong> majority vote. Secondly, they repulsed all attacks <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Mongob who had once devastated the entire civilized world.<br />

Mamluk Dynasty Of Egypt (Category IQ<br />

U is also called the Qulauniyah Dynasty. After Malik AdU Badruddin,<br />

Abul Ma'ani Malik Mansur Qala'un was elected the king <strong>of</strong> Egypt and<br />

he was considered the first king <strong>of</strong> the second category <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Mamluks. He ruled for 11 years.<br />

Egyptian territory expanded during his tenure. Following him Malik<br />

SL Salahuddin Khali, came to the throne but abdtcatedId on hrs own<br />

after a few days however, the people forced him back to the ‘hrone and<br />

his reign spanned over 44 years and came to anend only “th<br />

in 737 A H Malik AdU Katbagha Mansun succeeded him but he did not<br />

^ for even a montlr After Mm, Mansur Hosamuddin ascended the<br />

•hrone. He was assassinated two years after S *<br />

^ Malik<br />

Muzaffar Ruknuddin was<br />

but he was sent into<br />

months, and Malik Nasir Ahmad received the lhrone. 8<br />

assassination in 745 A.H.. Abul Fida Malik Saleh Ismail<br />

throne. His reign lasted for not more than one year. Malik Kamil

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