an-Nasir Muhammad IV.
an-Nasir Muhammad IV († 1498) was Sultan of the Mamluks in Egypt from 1496 to 1498.
After the death of Sultan Kait-Bay on the night of August 7th to 8th, 1496, his son an-Nasir Muhammad immediately took over the throne. Nevertheless, a civil war broke out soon afterwards, which was to paralyze the Mamluk Empire for the next four years, especially in terms of foreign policy, which was to prove fatal in view of the increasingly powerful Ottoman Empire in the north.
In October 1498, Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad was assassinated in a bloody coup d'état and his maternal uncle, az-Zahir Qansuh I , took his place at the head of the empire. The Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II is said to have been shocked, according to contemporary Mamluk sources, that a ruler like himself who had come to the throne by dynastic succession had been deposed and murdered by his own people.
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- Cihan Yüksel Muslu (2014): The Ottomans and the Mamluks. Imperial Diplomacy and Warfare in the Islamic World. IB Tauris & Co. Ltd., London & New York, p. 161.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Kait Bay |
Sultan of Egypt ( Burji dynasty ) 1496–1498 |
az-Zahir Qansuh I. |
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| SURNAME | Nasir Muhammad IV., An- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sultan of the Mamluks in Egypt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1498 |