Al-Nasir Muhammad

Al-Nasir Muhammad
الناصر محمد
Possible depiction of Al-Nasir Muhammad and his court. Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1334, probably Egypt. "In the paintings the facial cast of these [ruling] Turks is obviously reflected, and so are the special fashions and accoutrements they favored".
Sultan of Egypt
1st reignDecember 1293 – December 1294
PredecessorAl-Ashraf Khalil
SuccessorKitbugha
RegentKitbugha
2nd reign16 January 1299 – March 1309
PredecessorLajin
SuccessorBaybars II
RegentBaybars II and Sayf al-Din Salar
3rd reign5 March 1310 – 7 June 1341
PredecessorBaybars II
SuccessorSaif ad-Din Abu-Bakr
Born16 Muḥarram 684/24 March 1285
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate
Died21 Dhū al-Ḥijja 741/7 June 1341 (age 56)
Cairo Egypt
Consorts
  • Khawand Ardukin
  • Tulunbay
  • Khawand Toghay
  • Qutlughmalik
  • Khawand Zadu
  • Narjis
  • Ardu
  • Bayad
  • Kuda
Issue
Names
Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Abu'l Ma'ali Muhammad ibn Qalawun
HouseQalawuni
DynastyBahri
FatherQalawun
MotherAshlūn bint Shaktāy
ReligionSunni Islam

Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun (Arabic: الملك الناصر ناصر الدين محمد بن قلاوون), commonly known as an-Nasir Muhammad (Arabic: الناصر محمد), or by his kunya: Abu al-Ma'ali (أبو المعالي) or as Ibn Qalawun (1285–1341) was the ninth Mamluk sultan of the Bahri dynasty who ruled Egypt between 1293–1294, 1299–1309, and 1310 until his death in 1341. During his first reign, he was overthrown by Kitbugha and al-Shuja‘i, and during his second reign by Baybars II and Sayf al-Din Salar. During his third reign, he had Baybars executed to suppress further insurgency.

An-Nasir appointed loyal non-Mamluks to senior military positions and removed officers whose loyalty he doubted. He annulled taxes and surcharges imposed on commoners for the benefit of the emirs and officials. He appointed Emir Ibn al-Waziri as the head of the Court of Justice to fight corruption.