Jaqmaq
Az-Zahir Saif ad-Din Jaqmaq ( Arabic الظاهر سيف الدين جقمق, DMG aẓ-Ẓāhir Saif ad-Dīn Ǧaqmaq , also Dschakmak ; * 1373 ; † 1453 ) was Sultan (ruled 1438–1453) of the Mamluks in Egypt .
Life
Saif ad-Din Jaqmaq became under Sultan Barquq Mameluk and began his rise under al-Mu'aiyad Sheikh (r. 1412-1421). Under Barsbay he held a ministerial office and in 1438, after the reign of his son al-Aziz Yusuf, he took over the rule of the Mamluk Empire.
Jaqmaq was one of the most educated sultans of the Mamluks. In addition to his native Turkish, he also spoke Arabic (which the Mamluks did not take for granted) and had studied theology . Culture and science were greatly promoted under his government . He fought intensely against the piracy of the Johanniter von Rhodes and tried in 1440 and 1444 in vain to conquer the island.
He was succeeded by his son al-Mansur Uthman , who was replaced after six weeks by al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Inal (ruled 1453–1461).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mamluks . In: Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon 1894–1896, Volume 11, pp. 534–535 (here p. 535).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| al-Aziz Yusuf |
Sultan of Egypt ( Burji-Mamluken ) 1438–1453 |
al-Mansur Uthman |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaqmaq |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jaqmaq, Saif ad-Din |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sultan of the Mamluks in Egypt (1438–1453) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1373 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1453 |