List of rulers of Islamic Egypt

Governors of Arab Egypt (640–1250) and Mamluk Egypt (1250–1517). For other periods, see the list of rulers of Egypt.

## Rashidun Caliphate (640–661)

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For previous Byzantine governors of Egypt, see List of governors of Roman Egypt.

Further information: Rashidun Caliphate

#  | Governor (Amir)  | Start  | End  | Period  | Caliph  | Fate

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1  | Amr ibn al-As | No picture available | 640  | 646  | 6 years  | Umar and Uthman | 'Conquer of Egypt', Secluded by Uthman Ibn Affan
2  | Abdallah ibn Sa'ad | No picture available | 646  | 656  | 10 years  | Uthman | Overthrown by Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa
3  | Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa | No picture available | 656  | 657  | 1 year  | Uthman and Ali | Killed
4  | Qays ibn Sa'd | No picture available | 657  | 657  | 6 months  | Ali | Secluded
5  | Malik al-Ashtar | No picture available | 657  | 657  | 1 day  | Died before reaching Al-Fustat
6  | Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr | No picture available | 658  | 658  | 5 months  | Killed
\-  | Amr ibn al-As | No picture available | July 658  | January 664  | 6 years  | None (see First Fitna)  | He seized the control of Egypt after the death of incumbent Caliphal governor Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr during First Fitna, Died in office

## Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)

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Further information: Umayyad Caliphate

Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[1]

#  | Governor (Wali)  | Start  | End  | Caliph  | Comments

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1  | Amr ibn al-As | 661  | January 664  | Mu'awiya-Amr's arrangement  | As per his agreement with Mu'awiya, Amr was installed as governor of Egypt for life and ruled as a virtual partner rather than a subordinate of Mu'awiya, who had become caliph after Ali's assassination and his son al-Hasan's abdication in 661.[2][3] Died in office
2  | Abd Allah ibn Amr | January 664  | February 664  | Muawiya I | Resign
3  | Utba ibn Abi Sufyan | February 664  | 665  | Brother of Mu'awiya I. Died
4  | Uqba ibn Amir | 665  | 20 May 667  | Muleteer of Muhammad. Unseated
5  | Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari | 20 May 667  | 9 April 682  | Muawiya I
Yazid I | Leading Umayyad partisan in Egypt. Died in office
6  | Muhammad ibn Maslama[1] | 9 April 682  | 14 May 682  | Yazid I | \-
7  | Sa'id ibn Yazid ibn Alqama al-Azdi | 14 May 682  | April 684  | Yazid I
Muawiya II | Unseated
8  | Abd al-Rahman ibn Utba al-Fihri | April 684  | 11 February 685  | Muawiya II
Abd al-Malik | Appointed by Ibn al-Zubayr
9  | Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam | 11 February 685  | 1 July 703  | Abd al-Malik | Died in office
10  | Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam | 1 July 703  | 30 January 709  | Abd al-Malik
Al-Walid I | Unseated
11  | Qurra ibn Sharik al-Absi | 30 January 709  | 14 November 714  | Al-Walid I | Died in office
12  | Abd al-Malik ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi | 14 November 714  | November 717  | Al-Walid I
Sulayman
Umar II | Unseated
13  | Ayyub ibn Sharhabil | November 717  | 1 April 720  | Umar II
Yazid II | \-
14  | Bishr ibn Safwan al-Kalbi | 1 April 720  | May 721  | Yazid II | Became the governor of Ifriqiya
15  | Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi | May 721  | 724  | Yazid II
Hisham | Unseated
16  | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | 724  | 2 May 724  | Hisham | Resigned after witnessing an epidemic
17  | Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf | 2 May 724  | 27 April 727  | Unseated. Egypt under the de facto rule of Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab.
18  | Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn Yusuf al-Hadrami | 27 April 727  | 16 May 727  | Unseated. Egypt under the de facto rule of Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab.
\-  | Abd al-Malik ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi
(Second Term) | 16 May 727  | 30 May 727  | Died in office. Egypt under the de facto rule of Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab.
19  | Al-Walid ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi | 30 May 727  | July 735  | Died in office. Egypt under the de facto rule of Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab.
20  | Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid al-Fahmi | July 735  | 12 January 737  | Unseated
\-  | Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi
(Second Term) | 12 January 737  | 2 July 742  | Became the Wali of Africa
21  | Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn Yusuf al-Hadrami | 2 July 742  | 21 March 745  | Hisham
Al-Walid II
Yazid III
Ibrahim
Marwan II | Resigned
22  | Hassan ibn Atahiya | 21 March 745  | 7 April 745  | Marwan II | Ran away after opposition by the Hafsiya
\-  | Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn Yusuf al-Hadrami
(Second Term) | 7 April 745  | 4 October 745  | Installed by the Hafsiya, surrendered to his successor without a fight
23  | al-Hawthala ibn Suhayl al-Bahili | 4 October 745  | 19 March 749  | Unseated
24  | Al-Mughira ibn Ubaydallah al-Fazari | 19 March 749  | March 750  | Died
25  | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn Musa ibn Nusayr | March 750  | 9 August 750  | Unseated by the Abbasids

## Abbasid Caliphate (750–969)

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Further information: Abbasid Caliphate

### Governors during the first Abbasid period (750–868)

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Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[4]

#  | Governor (Wali except where noted)  | Start  | End  | Caliph  | Fate

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1  | Salih ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas | 9 August 750  | 2 April 751  | As-Saffah | Became the wali of Palestine
2  | Abu Awn Abd al-Malik ibn Yazid | 2 April 751  | 27 October 753  | Ran away after an epidemic
\-  | Salih ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas
(Second Term) | 27 October 753  | 21 February 755  | As-Saffah
Al-Mansur | Unseated
\-  | Abu Awn Abd al-Malik ibn Yazid
(Second Term) | 21 February 755  | 26 August 758  | Al-Mansur
Al-Mahdi | Unseated
3  | Musa ibn Ka'b al-Tamimi | 26 August 758  | 28 April 759  | Al-Mahdi | Died
4  | Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath al-Khuza'i | 28 April 759  | 18 December 760  | Unseated
5  | Humayd ibn Qahtaba | 18 December 760  | 14 February 762  | Unseated
6  | Yazid ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi | 14 February 762  | 30 April 769  | Unseated
7  | Abdallah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj al-Tujibi | 30 April 769  | February 772  | Died
8  | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj al-Tujibi | February 772  | 18 September 772  | Died
9  | Musa ibn Ali ibn Rabah al-Lakhmi | 18 September 772  | 14 September 778  | Unseated
10  | Isa ibn Luqman al-Jumahi | 14 September 778  | 18 March 779  | Unseated
11  | Wadih al-Maskin | 18 March 779  | 1 June 779  | Unseated
12  | Mansur ibn Yazid ibn Mansur | 1 June 779  | August 779  | Unseated
13  | Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Harashi | August 779  | 15 September 780  | Unseated
14  | Salim ibn Sawada al-Tamimi | 15 September 780  | 6 September 781  | Unseated
15  | Ibrahim ibn Salih ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas | 6 September 781  | 1 July 784  | Unseated
16  | Musa ibn Mus'ab al-Khath'ami | 1 July 784  | 10 July 785  | Killed
17  | Asama ibn Amr | 10 July 785  | 11 August 785  | Al-Mahdi
Al-Hadi | Unseated
18  | al-Fadl ibn Salih ibn Ali al-Abbasi | 11 August 785  | April 786  | Al-Hadi | Unseated
19  | Ali ibn Sulayman al-Abbasi | April 786  | 15 September 787  | Al-Hadi
Harun al-Rashid | Unseated by the new Abbasid wali
20  | Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Abbasi | 15 September 787  | 15 February 789  | Harun al-Rashid | Unseated
21  | Maslama ibn Yahya al-Bajali | 15 February 789  | 28 December 789  | Unseated
22  | Muhammad ibn Zuhayr al-Azdi | 28 December 789  | 2 June 790  | Unseated
23  | Dawud ibn Yazid ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi | 2 June 790  | 15 June 791  | Unseated
\-  | Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Abbasi
(Second Term) | 15 June 791  | June 792  | Unseated
24  | Ibrahim ibn Salih ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas | June 792  | 1 January 793  | Died
25  | Abdallah ibn al-Musayyab ibn Zuhayr al-Dabbi | 1 January 793  | 12 October 793  | Unseated
26  | Ishaq ibn Sulayman | 12 October 793  | 1 November 794  | Unseated
27  | Harthama ibn A'yan | 1 November 794  | 9 January 795  | Became the wali of Ifriqiya
28  | Abd al-Malik ibn Salih | 9 January 795  | 27 March 796  | Unseated
\-  | Abdallah ibn al-Musayyab ibn Zuhayr al-Dabbi
(Second Term)
(Deputy to Abd al-Malik ibn Salih)[citation needed] | 795  | 795  | \-
29  | Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi al-Abbasi | 27 March 796  | 2 November 796  | Unseated
\-  | Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Abbasi
(Third Term) | 2 November 796  | 17 August 797  | Unseated
\-  | Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi al-Abbasi
(Second Term) | 17 August 797  | 2 November 797  | Unseated
30  | Isma'il ibn Salih ibn Ali al-Abbasi | 2 November 797  | 4 August 798  | Unseated
31  | Isma'il ibn Isa al-Abbasi | 4 August 798  | 10 December 798  | Unseated
32  | Al-Layth ibn al-Fadl | 10 December 798  | 21 June 803  | Unseated
33  | Ahmad ibn Ismail ibn Ali ibn Abdallah al-Abbasi | 21 June 803  | 15 September 805  | Unseated
34  | Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Abbasi | 15 September 805  | 30 July 806  | Unseated
35  | Al-Husayn ibn Jamil | 30 July 806  | 24 February 808  | Unseated
36  | Malik ibn Dalham al-Kalbi | 24 February 808  | 25 December 808  | Unseated
37  | Al-Hasan ibn al-Takhtakh | 25 December 808  | 11 July 810  | Harun al-Rashid
Al-Amin | Unseated
38  | Hatim ibn Harthamah ibn A'yan | 11 July 810  | 25 March 811  | Al-Amin | Unseated
39  | Jabir ibn al-Ash'ath al-Ta'i | 25 March 811  | 25 March 812  | Beaten off from Egypt
40  | Abbad ibn Muhammad ibn Hayyan | 25 March 812  | 13 November 813  | Al-Amin
Al-Ma'mun | Unseated
41  | Al-Muttalib ibn Abdallah al-Khuza'i | 13 November 813  | 21 June 814  | Al-Ma'mun | Unseated
42  | Al-Abbas ibn Musa ibn Isa al-Abbasi | 21 June 814  | 4 September 814  | \-
\-  | Al-Muttalib ibn Abdallah al-Khuza'i
(Second Term) | 4 September 814  | 3 April 815  | Beaten off from Egypt
43  | Al-Sari ibn al-Hakam | 3 April 815  | 30 September 816  | Soldiers revolted against him
44  | Sulayman ibn Ghalib ibn Jibril al-Bajali | 30 September 816  | 28 February 817  | Soldiers revolted against him
\-  | Al-Sari ibn al-Hakam
(Second Term) | 28 February 817  | 10 December 820  | \-
45  | Abu Nasr ibn al-Sari | 10 December 820  | 7 January 822  | \-
46  | Khalid ibn Yazid ibn Mazyad | 822[5] | 822[5] | \-
47  | Ubaydallah ibn al-Sari | 822  | 17 April 826  | Unseated by the new wali
48  | Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani | 17 April 826  | December 828  | Departed for Iraq
?  | unknown | December 828  | 21 January 829  | Acting governor
49  | Isa ibn Yazid al-Juludi | 21 January 829  | 27 January 829  | Unseated
50  | Umayr ibn al-Walid | 27 January 829  | 28 April 829  | Appointed by Abu Ishaq, killed in an anti-taxation rebellion
?  | unknown | 28 April 829  | June 829  | Acting governor
\-  | Isa ibn Yazid al-Juludi
(Second Term) | June 829  | 830  | Unseated
51  | Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Hārūn
(future Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tasim) | 830  | 28 February 830  | \-
52  | Abdawayh ibn Jabalah | 28 February 830  | 18 February 831  | Unseated
53  | Isa ibn Mansur al-Rafi'i | 18 February 831  | 832  | Unseated
54  | Al-Ma'mun
(Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate) | 832  | March 832  | \-
55  | Kaydar Nasr ibn Abdallah | March 832  | June 834  | Al-Ma'mun
Al-Mu'tasim | Died
56  | Muzaffar ibn Kaydar | June 834  | 9 September 834  | Al-Mu'tasim | Unseated
57  | Musa ibn Abi al-Abbas | 9 September 834  | 12 February 839  | \-
58  | Malik ibn Kaydar | 12 February 839  | 5 February 841  | Unseated
59  | Ali ibn Yahya al-Armani | 5 February 841  | 6 October 843  | Al-Mu'tasim
Al-Wathiq | Unseated
60  | Isa ibn Mansur al-Rafi'i | 6 October 843  | December 847  | Al-Wathiq
Al-Mutawakkil | Unseated
?  | unknown | December 847  | 15 February 848  | Al-Mutawakkil | Acting governor
61  | Harthamah ibn al-Nadr al-Jabali | 15 February 848  | 3 April 849  | Died
62  | Hatim ibn Harthamah ibn al-Nadr | 3 April 849  | 3 May 849  | Unseated
\-  | Ali ibn Yahya al-Armani
(Second Term) | 3 May 849  | 27 May 850  | Unseated
63  | Ishaq ibn Yahya ibn Mu'adh | 27 May 850  | 27 May 851  | Unseated
64  | Khut Abd al-Wahid ibn Yahya | 27 May 851  | 24 September 852  | Unseated
65  | Anbasah ibn Ishaq al-Dabbi | 24 September 852  | 22 November 856  | Unseated
66  | Yazid ibn Abdallah al-Hulwani | 22 November 856  | 13 March 867  | Al-Mutawakkil
Al-Muntasir
Al-Musta'in
Al-Mu'tazz | Unseated
67  | Muzahim ibn Khaqan | 13 March 867  | 7 April 868  | Al-Mu'tazz | Died
68  | Ahmad ibn Muzahim ibn Khaqan | 7 April 868  | June 868  | Died
69  | Azjur al-Turki | June 868  | 15 September 868  | Unseated

### Autonomous emirs of the Tulunid dynasty (868–905)

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Further information: Tulunid dynasty

Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[6]

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1  | Ahmad ibn Tulun | 15 September 868  | 20 May 884  |

* Governor during Al-Mu'tazz and Al-Muhtadi. He became autonomous during Al-Mu'tamid's reign.
* Died in office

2  | Khumarawayh | 20 May 884  | 18 January 896[7] | Murdered
3  | Abu 'l-Asakir Jaysh | 18 January 896  | 26 July 896  | Unseated then died in jail in November 896
4  | Harun | 26 July 896  | 30 December 904  | Murdered
5  | Shayban | 30 December 904  | 10 January 905  | Surrendered to the Abbasids during Al-Muktafi's reign

### Governors during the second Abbasid period (905–935)

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Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[6]

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1  | Isa al-Nushari | August 905  | September 905  | Al-Muktafi | Unseated
2  | Muhammad al-Khalangi
(Usurper)[6] | September 905  | May 906  | \-
\-  | Isa al-Nushari
(Second Term) | May 906  | 9 May 910  | Al-Muktafi
Al-Muqtadir | Died
3  | Abu'l Abbas[6] | 13 June 910  | 23 June 910  | Al-Muqtadir | \-
4  | Takin al-Khassa Abu Mansur Takin ibn Abdallah al-Harbi al-Khazari | 23 June 910  | 27 August 915  | Unseated
5  | Dhuka al-Rumi | 27 August 915  | 8 August 919  | Died
\-  | Takin al-Khassa Abu Mansur Takin ibn Abdallah al-Harbi al-Khazari
(Second Term) | 8 August 919  | 22 July 921  | Unseated
6  | Mahmun ibn Hamal[6] | 22 July 921  | 25 July 921  | \-
\-  | Takin al-Khassa Abu Mansur Takin ibn Abdallah al-Harbi al-Khazari
(Third Term) | 25 July 921  | 14 August 921  | Unseated
7  | Abu'l-Hasan Hilal ibn Badr  | 14 August 921  | 17 August 923  | Unseated
8  | Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh | 17 August 923  | 12 February 924  | Unseated
\-  | Takin al-Khassa Abu Mansur Takin ibn Abdallah al-Harbi al-Khazari
(Fourth Term) | 12 February 924  | 16 March 933  | Al-Muqtadir
Al-Qahir
Al-Muqtadir (Second Reign)
Al-Qahir (Second Reign) | Died
9  | Muhammad ibn Takin[6] | 16 March 933  | 30 September 933  | Al-Qahir | Unseated
10  | Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid[6]
(Later Emir of Egypt 935-946) | 933  | 933  | Did not take office.[6]
\-  | Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh
(Second Term) | 30 September 933  | 934  | Al-Qahir
Al-Radi | Unseated
\-  | Muhammad ibn Takin
(Second Term)[6] | 934  | 2 September 935  | Al-Radi | \-

### Autonomous emirs of the Ikhshidid dynasty (935–969)

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Further information: Ikhshidid dynasty

Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[6]

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1  | Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid |  | 2 September 935  | 24 July 946  |

* Appointed by caliph Al-Radi, became autonomous after Al-Radi's death.
* Died in office

2  | Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid |  | 24 July 946  | 29 December 960  | Died
3  | Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid |  | 1 January 961  | 7 February 965  | Died
4  | Abu al-Misk Kafur
(Vizier of Egypt from 946 to 8 February 965)[6] |  | 8 February 965  | 23 April 968  | Died
5  | Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali |  | 23 April 968  | 5 August 969  | Deposed by the Fatimid conquest

## Fatimid Dynasty (969–1171)

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Further information: Fatimid Caliphate

Dates for Caliphs taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[6]

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1  |  | Jawhar al-Siqilli | 5 August 969  | June 973  | Viceroy  | Led the Fatimid conquest of Egypt and governed the country until the arrival of Caliph al-Mu'izz from Ifriqiya. Constructed a new capital at Cairo.
2  |  | Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah | June 973  | 10 December 975  | Caliph  | Died
3  |  | Al-Aziz Billah | 10 December 975  | 14 October 996  | Caliph  | Died
4  |  | Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah | 14 October 996  | 13 February 1021  | Caliph  | Disappeared (assassinated?)
\-  |  | Barjawan | October 997  | March 1000  | de facto Regent  | Assassinated
5  |  | Ali az-Zahir | 13 February 1021  | 13 June 1036  | Caliph  | \-
\-  |  | Sitt al-Mulk | 13 February 1021  | 5 February 1023  | Regent  | Died
6  |  | Al-Mustansir Billah | 13 June 1036  | 29 December 1094  | Caliph  | \-
\-  |  | Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i | 1036  | 27 March 1045  | Vizier and de facto Regent  |
\-  |  | Rasad | 27 March 1045  | 1062  | de facto Regent  | Stripped of property after defeat by the Turks
7  |  | Al-Musta'li | 31 December 1094  | 8 December 1101  | Caliph  | \-
8  |  | Al-Amir bi-Ahkami'l-Lah | 8 December 1101  | 17 October 1130  | Caliph  | Killed
\-  |  | Al-Hafiz
(Later ruled as Caliph from 1132 to 1149) | 1130  | 1130  | Regent  | Overthrown by Kutayfat
\-  |  | Kutayfat | 1130  | 1131  | Vizier, de facto military dictator  | Killed
9  |  | Al-Hafiz | 1131  | October 1149  | Caliph
(officially in 1132, de jure regent since 1131) | \-
10  |  | Al-Zafir | October 1149  | 16 April 1154  | Caliph  | Killed
11  |  | Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah | 16 April 1154  | 23 July 1160  | Caliph  | Died
\-  |  | Tala'i ibn Ruzzik | 16 April 1154  | 10 September 1161  | Regent  | Assassinated
12  |  | Al-Adid li-Din Allah | 23 July 1160  | 10 September 1171  | Caliph  | Unseated by Saladin (In 1171, he abolished Fatimid dynasty and realigned the country's allegiance with Abbasid calips)

## Ayyubid Sultanate (1171–1252)

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Further information: Ayyubid Dynasty

Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[6]

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1  | Saladin |  | 10 September 1171  | 4 March 1193  | Sultan  | Died in office (In 1171, he abolished Fatimid dynasty and realigned the country's allegiance with Abbasid calips)
2  | Al-Aziz | No picture available | 4 March 1193  | 29 November 1198  | Sultan  | Died
3  | Al-Mansur | No picture available | 29 November 1198  | February 1200  | Sultan  | Deposed
4  | Al-Adil I |  | February 1200  | 31 August 1218  | Sultan  | Died
5  | Al-Kamil |  | 2 September 1218  | 8 March 1238  | Sultan  | Died
6  | Al-Adil II | No picture available | 8 March 1238  | 31 May 1240  | Sultan  | Deposed by his brother and successor Salih
7  | As-Salih Ayyub | No picture available | 1 June 1240  | 21 November 1249  | Sultan  | Died
\-  | Shajar al-Durr |  | 21 November 1249  | 27 February 1250  | Regent  | Abdicated
8  | Turanshah |  | 27 February 1250  | 2 May 1250  | Sultan  | Assassinated by the Mamluks
9  | Al-Ashraf Musa | No picture available | 1250  | 1254  | Co-sultan with Aybak | Dethroned / custody

## Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517)

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Further information: Mamluk Sultanate

### Bahri Mamluks (1250–1382, 1389-1390)

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Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005),[6] unless otherwise stated.

#  | Name  | Picture  | Start  | End  | Title  | Fate

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1  | Shajar al-Durr |  | 2 May 1250  | 31 July 1250  | Sultan[nb 1] | Abdicated to Aybak
2  | Izz al-Din Aybak |  | 31 July 1250  | 10 April 1257  | Sultan  | Assassinated by Shajar al-Durr
3  | al-Mansur Nour al-Din Ali |  | 15 April 1257  | November 1259  | Sultan  | Dethroned by Seif al-Din
4  | al-Muzafar Seif al-Din Qutuz |  | November 1259  | 24 October 1260  | Sultan  | Assassinated by Baibars
5  | al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari |  | 24 October 1260  | 1 July 1277  | Sultan  | Died
6  | al-Said Nasir al-Din Barakah |  | 3 July 1277  | August 1279  | Sultan  | Resigned
7  | al-Adel Badr al-Din Solamish | No image available | August 1279  | November 1279  | Sultan  | Dethroned
8  | al-Mansour Seif al-Din Qalawun |  | November 1279  | 10 November 1290  | Sultan  | Died
9  | al-Ashraf Salah al-Din Khalil |  | 12 November 1290  | 12 December 1293  | Sultan  | Assassinated
10  | al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Mohamed Ben Qalawun
(First Reign) |  | 14 December 1293[6] | December 1294[6] | Sultan  | Dethroned
11  | al-Adil Zein al-Din Katubgha | No image available | December 1294  | 7 December 1296  | Sultan  | Escaped
12  | al-Mansour Hossam al-Din Lajin |  | 7 December 1296  | 16 January 1299  | Sultan  | Assassinated
\-  | al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Mohamed Ben Qalawun
(Second Reign) |  | 16 January 1299  | March 1309  | Sultan  | Resigned
13  | al-Muzafar Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Jashnakir | No image available | April 1309  | 5 March 1310  | Sultan  | Executed
\-  | al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Mohamed Ben Qalawun
(Third Reign) |  | 5 March 1310  | 6 June 1341  | Sultan  | Died
14  | al-Mansour Saif al-Din Abu Bakr | No image available | 8 June 1341  | August 1341[9] | Sultan  | Dethroned
15  | al-Ashraf Ala'a al-Din Kujuk | No image available | August 1341[9] | 21 January 1342[10] | Sultan  | Dethroned
16  | al-Nasir Shihab al-Din Ahmad | No image available | 21 January 1342[10] | 27 June 1342[11] | Sultan  | Dethroned
17  | al-Salih Imad al-Din Abu Ismail | No image available | 27 June 1342[11] | 3 August 1345[12] | Sultan  | Died
18  | al-Kamil Seif al-Din Shaban | No image available | 3 August 1345[12] | 18 September 1346[12] | Sultan  | Killed
19  | al-Muzafar Zein al-Din Hagi |  | 18 September 1346[12] | 10 December 1347[12] | Sultan  | Killed
20  | al-Nasir Badr al-Din Abu al-Ma'aly al-Hassan
(First Reign) |  | December 1347  | 24 August 1351[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
21  | al-Salih Salah al-Din Ben Mohamed |  | 21 August 1351[12] | 20 October 1354[12] | Sultan  | Custody
\-  | al-Nasir Badr al-Din Abu al-Ma'aly al-Hassan
(Second Reign) |  | 20 October 1354[12] | 16 March 1361[12] | Sultan  | Disappeared /prob. killed
22  | al-Mansur Salah al-Din Mohamed Ben Hagi |  | 17 March 1361[12] | 28 May 1363[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned for insanity
23  | Al-Ashraf Sha'ban |  | 29 May 1363[12] | 15 March 1377[12] | Sultan  | Executed
24  | al-Mansur Ala-ad-Din Ali Ibn al-Ashraf Shaban |  | 15 March 1377[12] | 19 May 1381[12] | Sultan  | Died in epidemic
25  | Al-Salih Hajji
(First Reign) |  | 19 May 1381[12] | 26 November 1382  | Sultan  | Resigned
Burji Mamluk rule (1382-1389)
\-  | Al-Salih Hajji
(Second Reign) |  | 1 June 1389[12] | January 1390[12] | Sultan  | Resigned

### Burji Mamluks (1382-1389, 1390–1517)

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1  | Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq |  | 26 November 1382[12] | 1 June 1389[12] | Sultan  | Captured and sent to Al-Karak
Bahri Mamluk rule (1389-1390)
\-  | Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq
(Second Reign) |  | 21 January 1390[12] | 20 June 1399[12] | Sultan  | Died
2  | Faraj bin Barquq (First Reign) |  | 20 June 1399[12] | 20 September 1405[12] | Sultan  | Escaped
3  | Abdul Aziz bin Barquq | No image available | 20 September 1405[12] | November 1405[12] | Sultan  | Died in custody
\-  | Faraj bin Barquq (Second Reign) |  | November 1405[12] | 23 May 1412[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned / Killed
4  | Abu al-Fadl Abbas al-Musta'in Billah | No image available | 23 May 1412[12] | 6 November 1412[12] | Caliph  | Deposed
5  | Al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh al-Mahmudi |  | 6 November 1412[12] | 13 January 1421[12] | Sultan  | Died
6  | al-Muzafar Abu al-Saadat Ahmad | No image available | 13 January 1421[12] | 29 August 1421[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
7  | Al-Zahir Sayf-ad-Din Tatar | No image available | 29 August 1421[12] | 30 November 1421[12] | Sultan  | Died
8  | as-Salih Nasir-ad-Din Muhammad | No image available | 30 November 1421[12] | 1 April 1422[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
9  | Sayf ad-Din Barsbay |  | 1 April 1422[12] | 7 June 1438[12] | Sultan  | Died
10  | Jamal ad-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf | No image available | 7 June 1438[12] | 9 September 1438[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
11  | Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq |  | 9 September 1438[12] | 1 February 1453[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
12  | Al-Mansur Fakhr-ad-Din Uthman | No image available | 1 February 1453[12] | 15 March 1453[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
13  | Sayf ad-Din Inal |  | 15 March 1453[12] | 26 February 1461[12] | Sultan  | Resigned due to illness and died
14  | Al-Mu'ayyad Shihab al-Din Ahmad | No image available | 26 February 1461[12] | 28 June 1461[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
15  | Khushqadam |  | 28 June 1461[12] | 9 October 1467[12] | Sultan  | Died
16  | Sayf ad-Din Bilbay | No image available | 9 October 1467[12] | 4 December 1467[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned and died in custody
17  | Timurbugha | No image available | 4 December 1467[12] | 31 January 1468[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
18  | Sayf ad-Din Qa'itbay |  | 31 January 1468[12] | 7 August 1496[12] | Sultan  | Abdicated to his son
19  | al-Nasir Abu al-Sa'adat Muhammad
(First Reign) | No image available | 7 August 1496[12] | 1497  | Sultan  | Deposed
20  | Qansuh Khumsama'ah [arz] | No image available | 1497  | 1497  | Sultan  | Escaped and disappeared
\-  | al-Nasir Abu al-Sa'adat Muhammad
(Second Reign) | No image available | 1497  | 31 October 1498[12] | Sultan  | Assassinated
21  | az-Zahir Qansuh al-Ashrafi | No image available | 31 October 1498[12] | 30 June 1500[12] | Sultan  | Abdicated
22  | al-Ashraf Janbalat | No image available | 30 June 1500[12] | 25 January 1501[12] | Sultan  | Dethroned
23  | Sayf ad-Din Tumanbay | No image available | 25 January 1501[12] | 20 April 1501[12] | Sultan  | Deposed and executed
24  | Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri |  | 20 April 1501[12] | 24 August 1516[12] | Sultan  | Killed in Battle of Marj Dabiq
25  | Tuman bay II |  | 17 October 1516[12] | 15 April 1517[12] | Sultan  | Executed by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I

## Sources

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* Bosworth, Clifford E., The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, Columbia University Press, New York, 1996 (Google Books)
* Kennedy, Hugh N. (1998). "Egypt as a Province in the Islamic Caliphate, 641–868". In Petry, Carl F. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Egypt. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 62–85\. ISBN 978-0-521-47137-4.62-85&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-0-521-47137-4&rft.aulast=Kennedy&rft.aufirst=Hugh+N.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:List+of+rulers+of+Islamic+Egypt" class="Z3988">
* Kennedy, Hugh (2004). The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century (Second ed.). Harlow: Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-40525-7.

## See also

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* History of Muslim Egypt

## Notes

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1. ^ Shajar al-Durr has often been referred to as a "Sultana", but there is in fact no feminine form of Sultan and she herself used the title "Sultan" on her coinage.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b Stewart, John (2005). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 85\. ISBN 0-7864-2562-8.
2. ^ Kennedy 1998, p. 69.
3. ^ Kennedy 2004, pp. 80, 83.
4. ^ Stewart, John (2005). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 85-86. ISBN 0-7864-2562-8.
5. ^ a b Kennedy 1998, p. 81.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Stewart, John (2005). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 86\. ISBN 0-7864-2562-8.
7. ^ Haarmann, Ulrich (1986). "K̲h̲umārawayh". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Lewis, B. & Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume V: Khe–Mahi. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 49–50\. ISBN 978-90-04-07819-2.49-50&rft.pub=E.+J.+Brill&rft.date=1986&rft.isbn=978-90-04-07819-2&rft.aulast=Haarmann&rft.aufirst=Ulrich&rft_id=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/khumarawayh-SIM_4328&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:List+of+rulers+of+Islamic+Egypt" class="Z3988">
8. ^ Holt, P. M.; Lambton, Ann K. S.; Lewis, Bernard, eds. (1977). The Cambridge History of Islam. Cambridge University Press. p. 210\. ISBN 978-0-521-29135-4. OCLC 3549123. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
9. ^ a b Drory, Joseph (2006). "The Prince who Favored the Desert: Fragmentary Biography of al-Nasir Ahmad (d. 745/1344)". In Wasserstein, David J.; Ayalon, Ami (eds.). Mamluks and Ottomans: Studies in Honour of Michael Winter. Routledge. p. 20\. ISBN 9781136579172.
10. ^ a b Drory, Joseph (2006). "The Prince who Favored the Desert: Fragmentary Biography of al-Nasir Ahmad (d. 745/1344)". In Wasserstein, David J.; Ayalon, Ami (eds.). Mamluks and Ottomans: Studies in Honour of Michael Winter. Routledge. p. 24\. ISBN 9781136579172.
11. ^ a b Drory, Joseph (2006). "The Prince who Favored the Desert: Fragmentary Biography of al-Nasir Ahmad (d. 745/1344)". In Wasserstein, David J.; Ayalon, Ami (eds.). Mamluks and Ottomans: Studies in Honour of Michael Winter. Routledge. p. 28\. ISBN 9781136579172.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs Griffith, Francis Llewellyn; and several more (1911). "Egypt/3 History" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 09 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 80–130, see pages 101 to 103.80-130,+see+pages+101+to+103&rft.edition=11th&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1911&rft.aulast=Griffith&rft.aufirst=Francis+Llewellyn&rft.au=and+several+more&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:List+of+rulers+of+Islamic+Egypt" class="Z3988">