Battle of Cairo
DateLate 1367
Location
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate
Result Victory of al-Ashraf Sha'ban
Belligerents
Mamluk rebels
Supported by:
  • Khalil ibn Qawsun
 Mamluk Sultanate
Egyptian commoners
Commanders and leaders
Asandamur an-Nasiri  (POW) El-Ashraf Sha'ban
Asanbugha Ibn al-Abu Bakri
Qushtamur al-Mansuri

The Battle of Cairo or Asandamur's rebellion was a clash that took place in late 1367 during the reign of the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Sha'ban and ended with the crushing of a rebellion against his rule.[1][2][3]

Background

In late 1367, Emir Sayf al-Din Asandamur bin Abdullah an-Nasiri and his newly acquired mamluks moved against al-Ashraf Sha'ban. The revolt was also supported by Emir Khalil ibn Qawsun, the son of former regent Emir Qawsun (d. 1342).[1] Khalil had been promised the throne by Asandamur.[1]

Battle

According to a contemporary Mamluk chronicler, al-Nuwayri al-Iskandarani, al-Ashraf Sha'ban was significantly assisted by the "common people", who killed many of the mamluk rebels, "making them bite the dust".[4] The support of the commoners was enlisted by al-Ashraf Sha'ban's loyalist commanders, emirs Asanbugha Ibn al-Abu Bakri and Qushtamur al-Mansuri, both of whom withdrew from the battle in Cairo and left the commoners to fight Asandamur's forces alone.[3] The commoners were able to turn the tide in favor of al-Ashraf Sha'ban's partisans, and the latter's emirs and Royal Mamluks returned to the battle, defeated the rebels and arrested Asandamur.[2]

Aftermath

Because of their loyalty and key support during the revolt, al-Ashraf Sha'ban treated the commoners well throughout his reign.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Levanoni 2006, p. 100.
  2. 1 2 3 Steenbergen 2011, pp. 142–143.
  3. 1 2 Levanoni 1995, pp. 111–112.
  4. ↑ Steenbergen 2011, p.143.
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