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Baybars al-Ala'i al-Hajib was a prominent mamluk of Bahri sultan al-Nasir Muhammad in the early 14th-century. He served as the governor of a number of provinces throughout the Cairo -based Mamluk Sultanate . An-Nasir Muhammad appointed Baybars na'ib ("governor") of Gaza in 1307–08. During his term, he restored the former Crusader castle of Gaza which had been in ruins as a result of the previous wars with the Crusaders. The marble slab containing the inscription that honored Baybars' restoration work is currently located in the Great Mosque of Gaza . His term ended in late 1309-early 1310 with the accession of al-Muzaffar Baybars to the sultanate after quietly ousting an-Nasir Muhammad. Baybars al-Ala'i remained loyal to the latter during his exile in al-Karak and aided an-Nasir Muhammad's return to the throne by 1310. Afterward, in 1311, Baybars was appointed na'ib of Homs , serving for a brief term. Sometime between 1312 and 1313, he died in al-Karak.
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Na'ib of Gaza (1307-1310) Rukn ad-Din Baybars al-Ala'i al-Hajib was a prominent mamluk of Bahri sultan al-Nasir Muhammad in the early 14th-century. He served as the governor of a number of provinces throughout the Cairo -based Mamluk Sultanate . An-Nasir Muhammad appointed Baybars na'ib ("governor") of Gaza in 1307-08. During his term, he restored the former Crusader castle of Gaza which had been in ruins as a result of the previous wars with the Crusaders. The marble slab containing the inscription that honored Baybars' restoration work is currently located in the Great Mosque of Gaza . His term ended in late 1309-early 1310 with the accession of al-Muzaffar Baybars to the sultanate after quietly ousting an-Nasir Muhammad. Baybars al-Ala'i remained loyal to the latter during his exile in al-Karak and aided an-Nasir Muhammad's return to the throne by 1310. Afterward, in 1311, Baybars was appointed na'ib of Homs , serving for a brief term. Sometime between 1312-1313, he died in al-Karak.
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Na'ib of Gaza (1307-1310) Rukn ad-Din Baybars al-Ala'i al-Hajib was a prominent mamluk of Bahri sultan al-Nasir Muhammad in the early 14th century. He served as the governor of a number of provinces throughout the Cairo -based Mamluk Sultanate . An-Nasir Muhammad appointed Baybars na'ib ("governor") of Gaza in 1307–08. During his term, he restored the former Crusader castle of Gaza which had been in ruins as a result of the previous wars with the Crusaders. The marble slab containing the inscription that honored Baybars' restoration work is currently located in the Great Mosque of Gaza . His term ended in late 1309-early 1310 with the accession of al-Muzaffar Baybars to the sultanate after quietly ousting an-Nasir Muhammad. Baybars al-Ala'i remained loyal to the latter during his exile in al-Karak and aided an-Nasir Muhammad's return to the throne by 1310. Afterward, in 1311, Baybars was appointed na'ib of Homs , serving for a brief term. Sometime between 1312 and 1313, he died in al-Karak.
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prominent mamluk of bahri sultan al-nasir muhammad in the early 14th-century
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prominent egyptian emir of the mamluk sultanate
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