al-Malik al-Zahir

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al-Malik al-Zahir was the regnal title of the Mamluk sultan Baibars, a powerful 13th-century ruler of Egypt and Syria known for his military campaigns against the Crusaders and Mongols.

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Label Occurrences
al-Malik al-Zahir canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mamluk sultan ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Baibars I ⓘ
linked to: Baibars

Baybars ⓘ
linked to: Baibars
battle Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
birthDate c. 1220 ⓘ
branchOfIslam Sunni Islam ⓘ
built fortifications in Egypt and Syria ⓘ
mosques and religious institutions ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Cairo ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
countryOfRule Egypt ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
deathDate 1277 ⓘ
deathPlace Damascus ⓘ
dynasty Bahri Mamluks ⓘ
ethnicGroup Kipchak Turkic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Kipchaks
fullName al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari ⓘ
linked to: Baibars
givenName Baibars ⓘ
introduced postal relay system in the Mamluk realm ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Arabic ⓘ
legacy key architect of early Mamluk power ⓘ
major figure in Islamic resistance to Crusades ⓘ
militaryRankBeforeSultan Mamluk emir ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of Mamluk power in Egypt and Syria ⓘ
defense of the Islamic world against external invasions ⓘ
military campaigns against the Crusaders ⓘ
military campaigns against the Mongols ⓘ
opponent Crusader states ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ
origin Cuman-Kipchak Turkic ⓘ
policy restoration of Abbasid caliphate in Cairo ⓘ
strengthening of Mamluk military institutions ⓘ
support for Sunni religious institutions ⓘ
predecessor Qutuz ⓘ
linked to: Saif ad-Din Qutuz
realm Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
regionOfActivity Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
regnalTitle al-Malik al-Zahir ⓘ
reignEnd 1277 ⓘ
reignStart 1260 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roleInBattleOfAinJalut commander ⓘ
socialStatusAtYouth slave soldier (mamluk) ⓘ
successor al-Said Barakah ⓘ
titleMeaning The Victorious King ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baibars → title → al-Malik al-Zahir ⓘ
al-Malik al-Zahir Baibars → regnalTitle → al-Malik al-Zahir ⓘ
subject linked to: al-Malik al-Zahir