Al-Ashraf Kujuk
| Küçük(Kujuk/Küchük) | |||||
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| Al-Malik al-Ashraf | |||||
| Sultan of Egypt and Syria | |||||
| Reign | 5 August 1341 – 21 January 1342 | ||||
| Predecessor | Al-Mansur Abu Bakr | ||||
| Successor | An-Nasir Ahmad | ||||
| Regent | Qawsun | ||||
| Born | 1334 Cairo,Mamluk Sultanate | ||||
| Died | September 1345 (aged 11) Mamluk Sultanate | ||||
| Issue | None | ||||
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| House | Qalawuni | ||||
| Dynasty | Bahri | ||||
| Father | An-Nasir Muhammad | ||||
| Mother | Ardu | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Al-Ashraf Ala'a ad-Din Kujuk ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun(Arabic:الأشرف علاءالدين كجك), better known asal-Ashraf Kujuk(also spelledKüçük/Küchük), (1334 – September 1345) was theMamluksultan from August 1341 to January 1342. He was a young child on the throne, and real power was held by his regent EmirQawsun,a senior aid to Kujuk's father Sultanan-Nasir Muhammad(r. 1310–41). When Qawsun was ousted in amamlukrevolt in late December 1341, Kujuk was deposed in the weeks after. Kujuk was later murdered at the age of nine as a result of the political intrigues in the sultanate.
Biography
[edit]Kujuk was born in 1334 to father Sultanan-Nasir Muhammad(r. 1310–41) and hisTatarwife Ardu.[1][2]In August 1341, Kujuk, then five or six, was installed as sultan by the strongman of Egypt, EmirQawsun,who served as his regent and in effect, held the reins of power.[3]Kujuk was appointed following Qawsun's arrest and execution of Sultanal-Mansur Abu Bakr,Kujuk's elder half-brother and predecessor.[3]Kujuk was removed from the throne on 21 January 1342 and replaced by his elder half-brotheran-Nasir Ahmadafter Qawsun was ousted and killed in amamlukrevolt.[4]
After his deposition, Kujuk returned to the care of his mother in the women's quarters in theCairo Citadel.[5]During the reign of Kujuk's half-brotheras-Salih Isma'il(r. 1342–1345), Kujuk was seen by as-Salih Isma'il and his mother as a potential contender for the throne.[5]In August 1345, as-Salih Isma'il died of an illness that he had been suffering from for months. His mother accused Kujuk's mother of having used sorcery to cause as-Salih Isma'il's illness.[5]As a result, Kujuk was murdered in September 1345 at the age of eleven.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^Bauden, Frédéric (2009)."The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start?"(PDF).Mamluk Studies Review.13(1). Middle East Documentation Center, The University of Chicago: 63.
- ^abBauden, Frédéric."The Qalawunids: A Pedigree"(PDF).University of Chicago.Retrieved2016-02-25.
- ^abDrory 2006, p. 20.
- ^Drory 2006, p. 24.
- ^abcdHolt 1986, p. 122.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.ISBN9781136579172.
- Holt, Peter Malcolm (1986).The Age of the Crusades: The Near East from the Eleventh Century to 151.Addison Wesley Longman Limited.ISBN9781317871521.
