Sultan Al-Mansur Qalawun

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliedWith negotiated with Crusader states
negotiated with Mongols
gptkbp:appointedBy atabeg (commander-in-chief)
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1222
gptkbp:burialPlace Mausoleum of Sultan Qalawun, Cairo
gptkbp:capturedBy Yes
Mongols (in youth)
gptkbp:children gptkb:Al-Ashraf_Khalil
gptkb:Al-Nasir_Muhammad
gptkbp:deathDate 10 November 1290
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cairo,_Egypt
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Bahri_Mamluk
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Kipchak_Turkic
gptkbp:father unknown (of Kipchak origin)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Al-Malik_al-Mansur_Sayf_ad-Din_Qalawun_al-Alfi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sultan Al-Mansur Qalawun
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:military_officer
diplomatic skills
political acumen
gptkbp:legacy Qalawunid dynasty ruled Egypt for decades
father of two future sultans
gptkbp:liberatedBy Sultan al-Salih Ayyub
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:King
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:al-Alfi_(the_Thousand_Man)
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Qalawun_complex
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Sultan_Qalawun
hospital in Cairo
madrasa in Cairo
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Tripoli_(1289)
defense against Mongol invasions
internal Mamluk power struggles
expulsion of Crusaders from Tripoli
gptkbp:notableFor building the Qalawun complex in Cairo
expelling the Crusaders from Tripoli
founding the Qalawunid dynasty
defending Egypt and Syria against Crusaders
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Mongol_Ilkhanate
gptkb:Crusader_states
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Al-Said_Barakah
gptkbp:reignEnd 1290
gptkbp:reignStart 1279
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:riseToPower rose through Mamluk military ranks
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Sultan_Baibars
gptkbp:slaveOrigin gptkb:Kipchak_steppe
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sitt_Ashlun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Al-Ashraf_Khalil
gptkbp:title Sultan of Egypt and Syria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Tripoli
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7