Barsbay: Ninth Burji Mamluk sultan of Egypt
Al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Dīn Barsbāy (Arabic: الأشرف سيف الدين برسباي), who ruled Egypt from 1422 to 1438 as the ninth sultan of the Burji Mamluk dynasty, left a profound mark on...
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History of Ottoman Sultan Selim I: Why was he called “the Grim”?
Selim I, commonly known as “Selim the Grim” or “Selim the Resolute” (Yavuz Sultan Selim in Turkish), was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520. His reign, though short,...
