Aybak

Aybak

Izz al-Din Aybak (Arabic: عز الدين أيبك‎) (epithet: al-Malik al-Mu'izz Izz al-Din Aybak al-Jawshangir al-Turkmani al-Salihi, Arabic: الملك المعز عز الدين أيبك التركماني الجاشنكير الصالحى) (d. 1257, Cairo) was the first of the Mamluk sultans of Egypt in the Turkic Bahri line.

Read more about Aybak:  Origin and Early Career, Rise To Power, Ayyubid Challenge, Rebellion, Crackdown On Mamluks, Bizarre End, Impact