Baibars

Baibars

Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari (Arabic: الملك الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري; 1223/1228 – 1 July 1277), commonly known as Baibars or Baybars and nicknamed Abu al-Futuh (أبو الفتوح, lit. 'Father of Conquests'), was the fourth Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, of Turkic Kipchak origin, in the Bahri dynasty, succeeding Qutuz. He was one of the commanders of the Egyptian forces that inflicted a defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France. He also led the vanguard of the Egyptian army at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, which marked the first substantial defeat of the Mongol army and is considered a turning point in history.The reign of Baybars marked the start of an age of Mamluk dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean and solidified the durability of their military system. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baibars has received more than 1,098,921 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Baibars is the 351st most popular politician (up from 409th in 2019). (up from 3rd in 2019)

Baibars is most famous for being a Mamluk Sultan who ruled Egypt and Syria from 1260 to 1277. He was also the first ruler of the Bahri dynasty.