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Aurus (565)
Aurus may refer to: * Baybugha or Aurus (fl. 14th century), Mamluk emir * Aurus Mountain, a mountain in Namibia * Aurus Motors, a Russian automobile company See also * Auris (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baybugha
Sayf ad-Din Baybugha Rus al-Qasimi an-Nasiri (also known as Baybugharus or Aurus) was a prominent Mamluk emir during the reigns of sultans as-Salih Isma'il, al-Muzaffar Hajji, an-Nasir Hasan and as-Salih Salih. Biography Baybugha was a ''mamluk'' of Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad. According to historian David Ayalon, Baybugha was one of the few ''mamluks'' to have ethnic Rus origins. He is first mentioned by Mamluk-era historians during the reign of an-Nasir Muhammad's son, as-Salih Isma'il. During the reign of the latter's brother and successor, al-Muzaffar Hajji, Baybugha became the ''amir majlis'' (lord of the audience), a relatively high-ranking office which was responsible for overseeing the sultan's physicians and oculists. In 1347, he was promoted to ''na'ib al-saltana'' (viceroy) of Egypt. During the reign of Hajji's successor, an-Nasir Hasan, another son of an-Nasir Muhammad, Baybugha, as ''na'ib al-saltana'', was among the four senior emirs who actually ruled the Mamluk state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |