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Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Turkish. [x], 206, [1] p. Berkuk devrinde Memluk sultanligi. Mamluk Sultanate in the period(s) of Barquq. Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (ruled 1382-1389 and 1390 -1399) was the first Sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty. The name Barquq means "plum" in Arabic, and was taken by Barquq on his arrival in Egypt. Barquq was of Circassian origin, and was acquired as a slave and became a mamluk in the household of Yalbugha al-Umari in approximately 1363-64 (or 764 on the Islamic calendar). During the reign of Sultan al-Mansur Ali, when Barquq held considerable influence in the Mamluk state, he brought his father Anas to Egypt in March 1381. Anas converted to Islam and became the first father of a first-generation mamluk to be mentioned by the Mamluk era sources because of his Muslim faith; the fathers of first generation Mamluks were typically non-Muslims. Anas was promoted to the rank of emir of one hundred (the highest Mamluk military rank) and was known for his piety, kindness and charitable acts. He died ten months after his arrival to Egypt. Barquq placed many of his own family in positions of power to the detriment of fellow Mamluks, attempting to solidify his position. He sponsored the construction of the Madrasa-Khanqa of Sultan Barquq in the center of Cairo. Completed in 1386, it was a pious foundation designed to serve as both a khanqah and a madrasa. It is one of the three dominant Islamic monuments clustered on the street Bayn al-Qasrayn in Fatimid Cairo. Although often called the Mausoleum of Barquq, only his daughter is buried there. arquq ended the public holiday in Egypt celebrating the Coptic New Year Nayrouz. (Source: Wikipedia).

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