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Also known as al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Baybars I al-Bunduqdārī, Rukn al-Dīn, Baybars I, Abu al-Futuh, al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din al-Salihi al-Bundukdari., Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari

Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari (; 1223/1228 – 30 June 1277), commonly known as Baibars or Baybars () and nicknamed Abu al-Futuh (, ), 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 Muslim forces that inflicted a defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France. He also led the vanguard of the Mamluk army at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, which marked the first substantial defeat of the Mongol army that is considered a turning point in history.

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Baibars (1223–1277) was a male ruler and military commander who served as the Sultan of Egypt. A member of the Bahri dynasty, he was born in Cumania and identified as a Circassian. He practiced Sunni Islam and spoke Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. His noble title was sultan, and his name in Arabic is الظاهر بيبرس.

Baibars participated in several conflicts, including the Seventh Crusade, the Battle of Mansurah, the Battle of Fariskur, and the Battle of Ain Jalut. He was the father of Al-Said Barakah and Solamish. He died in Damascus on July 1, 1277, with intoxication listed as the cause of death and homicide as the manner of death. He is buried at the Al-Zahiriyah Library.

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Key facts

Royalty.dynasty
Bahri
Royalty.title
Sultan Misr wa al-Sham Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din
Royalty.image
Baybars, Medallion IV, Baptistère de Saint-Louis.jpg
Royalty.caption
A probable near-contemporary depiction of Sultan Baybars: enthroned ruler and attendants in the Baptistère de Saint Louis (1320–1340).
Royalty.succession
Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Royalty.predecessor
Saif ad-Din Qutuz
Royalty.successor
Al-Said Barakah
Royalty.reign
24 October 1260 – 30 June 1277
Royalty.coronation
1260 at Salihiyah <!--
Royalty.othertitles
Sultan of Egypt -->
Royalty.full name
al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari Abu al-Futuh
Royalty.burial_place
Zahiriyya Library, Damascus
Royalty.spouse
Iltutmish Khatun (likely a daughter born from a Khwarazmian Emir and a Daughter of Berke), Al-Karakiya
Royalty.spouse type
Consort
Royalty.house
Zahiri
Royalty.birth_date
19 July 1223 or 1228
Royalty.birth_place
Dasht-i Kipchak
Royalty.death_date
30 June 1277 (aged 50/55)

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