The life and exploits of al-Zahir Baibars, Sultan of Egypt and the Levant, his journey from being a slave to Prince Ala’ al-Din al-Bunduqari, until he became sultan, and the many important events he...Read more was involved in, like the fall of Baghdad at the hands of Mongol commander Hulagu Khan, and the battle of Ain Jalut.
In the thirteenth century AD, members of the families of the Turkmen tribes were sold in the markets of the Abbasid state as slaves, including al-Zahir Baibars. Fakhr ad-Din asks Ala’ al-Din to fortify his city for fear of Ismail's plan to turn against him and the sultan.
The life and exploits of al-Zahir Baibars, Sultan of Egypt and the Levant, his journey from being a slave to Prince Ala’ al-Din al-Bunduqari, until he became sultan, and the many...Read more important events he was involved in, like the fall of Baghdad at the hands of Mongol commander Hulagu Khan, and the battle of Ain Jalut.
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