Qansuh al-Ghawri

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Qansuh al-Ghawri was the last effectively ruling Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, known for his struggle against the expanding Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century.

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Qansuh al-Ghawri canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mamluk sultan ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedWith Mamluk military elite ⓘ
causeOfDownfall defeat by the Ottomans at Marj Dabiq ⓘ
conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) ⓘ
countryRuled Egypt ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
deathDate 1516 ⓘ
deathPlace Syria ⓘ
near Aleppo ⓘ
dynasty Burji Mamluk dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Burji dynasty
era early 16th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Circassians ⓘ
fullName Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri ⓘ
givenName Qansuh ⓘ
governmentForm Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Mamluk period ⓘ
knownFor attempts to reform Mamluk finances ⓘ
military campaigns against the Ottomans ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
memberOf Burji Mamluk dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Burji dynasty
militaryRank Mamluk emir ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Marj Dabiq ⓘ
notableFor being the last effectively ruling Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria ⓘ
his struggle against Ottoman expansion ⓘ
opponent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Sultan Selim I ⓘ
linked to: Selim I
patronage patron of architecture ⓘ
patron of religious endowments (waqf) ⓘ
placeOfActivity Cairo ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ
politicalStatus last powerful Mamluk ruler before Ottoman conquest of Egypt ⓘ
positionHeld Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria ⓘ
Sultan of Egypt ⓘ
Sultan of Syria ⓘ
powerBase Cairo Citadel ⓘ
predecessor Al-Ashraf Janbalat ⓘ
regionRuled Hejaz (nominal overlordship) ⓘ
linked to: Hejaz

Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
regnalName Al-Ashraf ⓘ
reignEnd 1516 ⓘ
reignStart 1501 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
successor Tuman Bay II ⓘ
successorState Ottoman Empire in Egypt ⓘ
title Al-Malik al-Ashraf ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ

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

Battle of Marj Dabiq → commander → Qansuh al-Ghawri ⓘ
Battle of Marj Dabiq → opposingCommander → Qansuh al-Ghawri ⓘ
Battle of Marj Dabiq → rulingMonarchOfLoser → Qansuh al-Ghawri ⓘ
Circassian Mamluk dynasty → notableRuler → Qansuh al-Ghawri ⓘ