| An-Nasir Faraj | |
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 Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq in Cairo | |
| Sultan of Egypt and Syria | |
| Reign | June 1399 – 20 September 1405 |
| Predecessor | Barquq |
| Successor | Izz ad-Din Abd al-Aziz |
| Reign | 28 November 1405 – 23 May 1412 |
| Predecessor | Izz ad-Din Abd al-Aziz |
| Successor | Abu’l-Faḍl Abbas Al-Musta'in bi'llah |
| Born | c. 1386 |
| Died | 23 May 1412(1412-05-23) (aged 25–26) Damascus |
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| Father | Sayf-ad-Din Barquq |
| Mother | Khawand Shirin |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Al-Nasir Faraj orNasir-ad-Din Faraj (Arabic:الناصر زين الدين فرج;r. 1399–1405, 1405–1412) alsoFaraj ibn Barquq was born in 1386 and succeeded his fatherSayf-ad-Din Barquq as the second Sultan of theBurji dynasty of theMamluk Sultanate ofEgypt in July 1399 with the titleAl-Nasir.[1] He was only thirteen years old when he became Sultan on the sudden death of his father.[1] His reign was marked by anarchy, pandemonium and chaos with theTimurid invasions ofTamerlane (Timur Leng, or Timur Beg Gurkani), including thesack of Aleppo and thesack of Damascus in 1400, incessant rebellions inCairo, endless conflicts with the Emirs ofSyria (with the Sultan and also amongst themselves),[2] along withplague andfamine which reduced the population of the kingdom to one-third.[1]
In September 1405, Faraj was afraid of the surrounding conspiracies, so he escaped his reign after emirSaad al-Din bin Ghurab convinced him and was replaced briefly by his brotherIzz ad-Din Abd al-Aziz, then he regained his position in November the same year by Saad al-Din.[1]
During the end of his reign he became a tyrannical ruler which eventually led him into his seventh and final conflict with the Emirs atBaalbek. Defeated in battle, he fled to theCitadel of Damascus.[1] Unable to escape, he surrendered and on May 23, 1412 he was stabbed to death in his prison cell by a hired assassin.[1] The Emirs placed on the throne as a temporary measure CaliphAl-Musta'in Billah.[1] Faraj was buried in Bab al-Faradis cemetery in Damascus.
One of his wives was Khawand Fatima, the sister of the Islamic historianIbn Taghribirdi.[3][4] After Faraj's death, she married Inal Nauruzi.[3] One of hisconcubines was Lâ Aflaha man Zalama. She gave birth to Faraj's son, Ghars ad-Din Khalil.[5] Another concubine was Thuraiya. She gave birth to Faraj's daughter, Khawand Asiya.[6] Another daughter of Faraj named Khawand Satita married Sidi Ibrahim, son of SultanAl-Mu'ayyad Shaykh. She died in 1416.[7] Another daughter, Khawand Shakra, married Amir Jarbash al-Muhammadi and had a son, Nasir ad-Din Muhammad.[3] She died in 1482.[8]
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| Preceded by | Mamluk Sultan of Egypt 1399–1405 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mamluk Sultan of Egypt 1405–1412 | Succeeded by |
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