| Al-Mu'ayyad Shihab al-Din Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Egypt and Syria | |
| Reign | 26 February 1461 – 28 June 1461 |
| Predecessor | Sayf ad-Din Inal |
| Successor | Sayf ad-Din Khushqadam |
| Born | 1430 Cairo |
| Died | 28 January 1488(1488-01-28) (aged 57–58) Alexandria |
| Father | Sayf ad-Din Inal |
| Mother | Khawand Zaynab |
Al-Mu'ayyad Shihab al-Din Ahmad (Arabic:المؤيد شهاب الدين أحمد بن اينال; 1430 – 28 January 1488) was the son ofSayf ad-Din Inal, and aMamluksultan ofEgypt from 26 February to 28 June 1461.[1][2]
Shihab al-Din Ahmad was born inCairo to Sayf ad-Din Inal and Khawand Zaynab bint Khasbek. He wasemir al-hajj ("commander of thepilgrimage [toMecca]"),[3] before he was proclaimed sultan on 26 February 1461, after his father became ill.[4]
However, Ahmad ruled for four months before peacefully abdicating on 28 June as a result of pressure from an alliance of powerfulmamluk factions opposed to his leadership, including the Zahiris, Ashrafis, Nasiris and his own Mu'ayyadis. They were led bySayf ad-Din Khushqadam who became sultan in Ahmad's stead.[5] Ahmad was imprisoned along with his brother Al-Nasri Mohammed inAlexandria, until he was released during the reign ofTimurbugha in 1467.
He was allowed to return to Cairo with his son Ali by SultanQaitbay, when his mother became ill in 1479. He later returned to Alexandria and lived there until his death on 28 January 1488.
His only known wife was the daughter of Süleyman Bey, ruler of theDulkadirid. She had been previously married to SultanSayf ad-Din Jaqmaq. She died on 27 April 1460.[6]
...On his death on the 26th of February 1461 his son Aḥmad was proclaimed sultan with the title Malik al-Mu'ayyad; he had the usual fate of sultans' sons.....he was compelled to abdicate on the 28th of June 1461
Uthman Inal Sultan.
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| Preceded by | Mamluk Sultan of Egypt 26 February 1461–28 June 1461 | Succeeded by |
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