Timurbugha (died 1475) was the seventeenth
Burji Sultan
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of
Mamluk Egypt
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, briefly ruling from late 1467 to early 1468 when he was deposed. He used the title of ''al-Malik al-Zāhir''.
Biography
Timurbugha was of
Greek
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descent. He was brought in by a merchant to Shahin Al-Zardakash, ''
na'ib
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bn, নবাব/নওয়াব;
hi, नवाब;
Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ;
Persian,
Punjabi ,
Sindhi,
Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...
'' of
Tripoli
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, then he was taken to
Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq
Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq ( ar, الظاهر سيف الدين جقمق; 1373 – 13 February 1453) was the Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 9 September 1438 to 1 February 1453.
Early life and career
Jaqmaq was of Circassian descent. He was brought to Eg ...
. He then became a ''
hazinedar
or ' is a title in Ottoman Empire hierarchy. Depending on the suffix or prefix it had different meanings. The English language translation of the word is a ''treasurer''.
Treasurer
The chief headed the personnel of the sultan's treasury. s ...
'' during the reign of the latter in . He later led the defence against the Mamluks of
Sayf ad-Din Inal
Al-Malik al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Abu an-Nasr Inal al-'Ala'i az-Zahiri an-Nasiri al-Ajrud (better known as Sayf al-Din Inal also spelled Saif al-Din Aynal) (1381 – 26 February 1461) was the 13th Burji Mamluk sultan of Egypt, ruling between 1453– ...
who managed eventually to depose
Al-Mansur Fakhr-ad-Din Uthman
Al-Malik al-Mansur Fakhr ad-Din Uthman ibn Jàqmaq, more simply known as Al-Mansur Uthman ( ar, المنصور فخر الدين عثمان بن جقمق, al-Malik al-Mansur Fahr ad-Dīn ʿ Uthman ibn Jaqmaq) was Sultan of Cairo's Mamluk Burji ...
. Later on, he was imprisoned in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
for five years, then in
Nimrod Castle
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for six years. In , he was released by Inal to accompany the pilgrims to
Mecca
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.
In , he returned to Cairo during the reign of
Khushqadam, in which he held several positions until the sultan's death.
Sayf ad-Din Bilbay
Sayf ad-Din Bilbay or Yalbay ( ar, الظاهر سيف الدين بلباي; d. 19 September 1468) was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 9 October to 4 December 1467.
Career
Bilbay was of Circassian descent. He was brought to Egypt during the reig ...
had ruled briefly in late 1467, before Timurbugha became the new sultan on 5 December 1467. Timurbugha was well educated and excelled in law, history, literature and poetry. During his reign, political prisoners were released from Alexandria, including
Al-Mu'ayyad Shihab al-Din Ahmad
Al-Mu'ayyad Shihab al-Din Ahmad ( ar, المؤيد شهاب الدين أحمد بن اينال; 1430 – 28 January 1488) was the son of Sayf ad-Din Inal, and a Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 26 February to 28 June 1461.
Biography
Shihab al-Din ...
.
However, his reign lasted less than two months, as he was dethroned in a palace coup on 30 January 1468.
Qaitbay
Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din Al-Ashraf Qaitbay ( ar, السلطان أبو النصر سيف الدين الأشرف قايتباي) (c. 1416/14187 August 1496) was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from 872 to 901 A.H. (1468–14 ...
, ''
atabak
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'' appointed by Timurbugha, managed to defeat the rebels led by Khairbek and free Timurbugha who later retired in
Damietta
Damietta ( arz, دمياط ' ; cop, ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt, a former bishopric and present multiple Catholic titular see. It is located at the Damietta branch, an easter ...
until his death in 1475.
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15th-century Mamluk sultans
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