Sultan Qalawun

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Sultan Qalawun was a prominent 13th-century Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria known for consolidating Mamluk power and commissioning major architectural works in Cairo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mamluk sultan
historical figure
ruler
architecturalStylePatronized Mamluk architecture
associatedCity Cairo
associatedRegion Egypt
Syria
birthPlace Central Asia
burialPlace Cairo
capital Cairo
child Al-Ashraf Khalil
Al-Nasir Muhammad
commissioned Qalawun complex in Bayn al-Qasrayn
hospital in the Qalawun complex
madrasa in the Qalawun complex
mausoleum in the Qalawun complex
conflict struggle against internal Mamluk factions
wars against Crusader strongholds in the Levant
countryRuled Egypt
Syria
deathDate 1290
deathPlace Cairo
dynasty Mamluk Sultanate
dynastyBranch Bahri Mamluks
era 13th century
ethnicOrigin Turkic
fullName Al-Malik al-Mansur Sayf al-Din Qalawun al-Alfi
givenName Qalawun
governmentType sultanate
knownFor consolidating Mamluk power in Egypt and Syria
defense of the Islamic world against Mongol threats
major architectural patronage in Cairo
military campaigns against Crusader states
legacy establishing a powerful ruling lineage
strengthening the Mamluk state
militaryRank Mamluk emir before becoming sultan
motherTongue likely Turkic
notableWork Qalawun complex in Cairo
politicalStatusBeforeRule regent of Egypt
predecessor Al-Said Barakah
region Middle East
reignEnd 1290
reignStart 1279
religion Islam
seatOfPower Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
socialOrigin Mamluk slave soldier
successor Al-Ashraf Khalil
title Al-Malik al-Mansur
linked to: al-Malik al-Mansur

Sultan of Egypt and Syria
usedLanguage Arabic

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Margat capturedBy Sultan Qalawun
Al-Nasir Muhammad father Sultan Qalawun
Battle of Homs (1281) commander Sultan Qalawun
Battle of Homs (1281) opposedBy Sultan Qalawun
Qalawun fullName Al-Malik al-Mansur Sayf al-Din Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Mansouri Great Mosque namedAfter Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Mamluk sultans notableRuler al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Sultan Qalawun Complex builtBy Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Sultan Qalawun Complex namedAfter Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Sultan Qalawun Complex patron Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun father Al-Malik al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Qalawunid family namedAfter Sultan Qalawun
Mamluk–Ilkhanid Wars involvedCommander Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad father Sultan Qalawun
Bahri Mamluks notableRuler al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Margat Castle capturedBy Sultan Qalawun
Mamluk–Crusader wars keyCommander Sultan Qalawun
Al-Mansuri Hospital in Cairo namedAfter al-Mansur Qalawun
linked to: Sultan Qalawun
Fall of Tripoli (1289) commandedBy Sultan Qalawun