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List of Rulers of Islamic Egypt - Wikipedia
List of Rulers of Islamic Egypt - Wikipedia
Islamic Egypt
Governors of Arab Egypt (640–1250) and Mamluk Egypt (1250–1517). For other periods, see the
list of rulers of Egypt.
Overthrown by
No picture 10
2 Abdallah ibn Sa'ad 646 656 Uthman Muhammad ibn Abi
available years
Hudhayfa
No picture 6
4 Qays ibn Sa'd 657 657 Secluded
available months
Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[1]
# Governor (Wali) Start End Caliph Comments
January February
2 Abd Allah ibn Amr -
664 664 Muawiya
February I
3 Utba ibn Abi Sufyan 665 Brother of Mu'awiya I. Died
664
Muawiya
Maslama ibn Mukhallad 20 May 9 April Leading Umayyad partisan in
5 I
al-Ansari 667 682 Egypt. Died in office
Yazid I
Yazid I
Sa'id ibn Yazid ibn Alqama 14 May
7 April 684 Muawiya Unseated
al-Azdi 682
II
Muawiya
11
Abd al-Rahman ibn Utba II
8 April 684 February Appointed by Ibn al-Zubayr
al-Fihri Abd al-
685
Malik
11
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Abd al-
9 February 1 July 703 Died in office
ibn al-Hakam Malik
685
30 Abd al-
Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik
10 1 July 703 January Malik Unseated
ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam
709 Al-Walid I
30 14
11 Qurra ibn Sharik al-Absi January November Al-Walid I Died in office
709 714
Abd al-Malik ibn Rifa'a al- Died in office. Egypt under the
16 May 30 May
- Fahmi de facto rule of Ubayd Allah
727 727 Hisham
(Second Term) ibn al-Habhab.
12
Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid
20 July 735 January Unseated
al-Fahmi
737
Hisham
Al-Walid
Hafs ibn al-Walid ibn 21 March II
21 2 July 742 Resigned
Yusuf al-Hadrami 745 Yazid III
Ibrahim
Marwan II
22 Hassan ibn Atahiya 21 March 7 April Marwan II Ran away after opposition by
745 745 the Hafsiya
Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[2]
Governor (Wali except
# Start End Caliph Fate
where noted)
27 As-Saffah
Abu Awn Abd al-Malik
2 2 April 751 October Ran away after an epidemic
ibn Yazid
753
18
Muhammad ibn al- 28 April
4 December Unseated
Ash'ath al-Khuza'i 759
760
18 14
5 Humayd ibn Qahtaba December February Unseated
760 762
14
Yazid ibn Hatim al- 30 April
6 February Unseated
Muhallabi 769
762
18 14
Musa ibn Ali ibn Rabah
9 September September Unseated
al-Lakhmi
772 778
10 Isa ibn Luqman al- 14 18 March Unseated
Jumahi September 779
778
18 March 1 June
11 Wadih al-Maskin Unseated
779 779
15
Yahya ibn Sa'id al- August
13 September Unseated
Harashi 779
780
15 6
Salim ibn Sawada al-
14 September September Unseated
Tamimi
780 781
6
Ibrahim ibn Salih ibn
15 September 1 July 784 Unseated
Abdallah ibn al-Abbas
781
15 Al-Hadi
Ali ibn Sulayman al- Unseated by the new
19 April 786 September Harun al-
Abbasi Abbasid wali
787 Rashid
15 15 Harun al-
Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa
20 September February Rashid Unseated
al-Abbasi
787 789
15 28
Maslama ibn Yahya al-
21 February December Unseated
Bajali
789 789
12 1
26 Ishaq ibn Sulayman October November Unseated
793 794
1
9 January
27 Harthama ibn A'yan November Became the wali of Ifriqiya
795
794
9 January 27 March
28 Abd al-Malik ibn Salih Unseated
795 796
2
Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi 27 March
29 November Unseated
al-Abbasi 796
796
2
Isma'il ibn Salih ibn Ali 4 August
30 November Unseated
al-Abbasi 798
797
10
4 August
31 Isma'il ibn Isa al-Abbasi December Unseated
798
798
10
21 June
32 Al-Layth ibn al-Fadl December Unseated
803
798
15
Ahmad ibn Ismail ibn Ali 21 June
33 September Unseated
ibn Abdallah al-Abbasi 803
805
15
Abdallah ibn 30 July
34 September Unseated
Muhammad al-Abbasi 806
805
24
30 July
35 Al-Husayn ibn Jamil February Unseated
806
808
24 25
Malik ibn Dalham al-
36 February December Unseated
Kalbi
808 808
25 Harun al-
Al-Hasan ibn al- 11 July
37 December Rashid Unseated
Takhtakh 810
808 Al-Amin
13
Abbad ibn Muhammad 25 March Al-Amin
40 November Unseated
ibn Hayyan 812 Al-Ma'mun
813
41 Al-Muttalib ibn Abdallah 13 21 June Al-Ma'mun Unseated
al-Khuza'i November 814
813
4
Al-Abbas ibn Musa ibn 21 June
42 September -
Isa al-Abbasi 814
814
30
43 Al-Sari ibn al-Hakam 3 April 815 September Soldiers revolted against him
816
30 28
Sulayman ibn Ghalib ibn
44 September February Soldiers revolted against him
Jibril al-Bajali
816 817
28 10
Al-Sari ibn al-Hakam
- February December -
(Second Term)
817 820
10
7 January
45 Abu Nasr ibn al-Sari December -
822
820
17 April
47 Ubaydallah ibn al-Sari 822 Unseated by the new wali
826
21
December
? unknown January Acting governor
828
829
21 27
49 Isa ibn Yazid al-Juludi January January Unseated
829 829
50 Umayr ibn al-Walid 27 28 April Appointed by Abu Ishaq,
January 829 killed in an anti-taxation
829 rebellion
28 April
? unknown June 829 Acting governor
829
28 18
52 Abdawayh ibn Jabalah February February Unseated
830 831
18
53 Isa ibn Mansur al-Rafi'i February 832 Unseated
831
Al-Ma'mun
54 (Caliph of the Abbasid 832 March 832 -
Caliphate)
Al-Ma'mun
Kaydar Nasr ibn
55 March 832 June 834 Al- Died
Abdallah
Mu'tasim
9
56 Muzaffar ibn Kaydar June 834 September Unseated
834
9 12
Al-
57 Musa ibn Abi al-Abbas September February -
Mu'tasim
834 839
12
5 February
58 Malik ibn Kaydar February Unseated
841
839
Al-Wathiq
6 October December
60 Isa ibn Mansur al-Rafi'i Al- Unseated
843 847
Mutawakkil
15
December
? unknown February Acting governor
847
848
15
Harthamah ibn al-Nadr
61 February 3 April 849 Died
al-Jabali
848
24
Khut Abd al-Wahid ibn 27 May
64 September Unseated
Yahya 851
852
24 22
Anbasah ibn Ishaq al-
65 September November Unseated
Dabbi
852 856
Al-
Mutawakkil
22
Yazid ibn Abdallah al- 13 March Al-
66 November Unseated
Hulwani 867 Muntasir
856
Al-Musta'in
Al-Mu'tazz
13 March Al-Mu'tazz
67 Muzahim ibn Khaqan 7 April 868 Died
867
Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[4]
18
20 May
2 Khumarawayh January Murdered
884
896[5]
18
Abu 'l-Asakir 26 July
3 January Unseated then died in jail in November 896
Jaysh 896
896
30
26 July
4 Harun December Murdered
896
904
30 10
5 Shayban December January Surrendered to the Abbasids during Al-Muktafi's reign
904 905
Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[4]
# Governor (Emir) Start End Caliph Fate
August September
1 Isa al-Nushari Unseated
905 905
Al-Muktafi
Muhammad al-Khalangi September
2 May 906 -
(Usurper)[4] 905
13 June 23 June
3 Abu'l Abbas[4] -
910 910
27 August 8 August
5 Dhuka al-Rumi Died
915 919
14 August 17 August
7 Abu'l-Hasan Hilal ibn Badr Unseated
921 923
12
17 August
8 Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh February Unseated
923
924
Al-Muqtadir
Al-Qahir
Takin al-Khassa Abu Mansur Takin ibn 12
16 March Al-Muqtadir
- Abdallah al-Harbi al-Khazari February Died
933 (Second Reign)
(Fourth Term) 924
Al-Qahir
(Second Reign)
9 Muhammad ibn Takin[4] 16 March 30 Al-Qahir Unseated
933 September
933
Did not
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid[4]
10 933 933 take
(Later Emir of Egypt 935-946)
office.[4]
30
Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh Al-Qahir
- September 934 Unseated
(Second Term) Al-Radi
933
2
Muhammad ibn Takin
- 934 September Al-Radi -
(Second Term)[4]
935
Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[4]
29
Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn 24 July
2 December Died
al-Ikhshid 946
960
7
Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al- 1 January
3 February Died
Ikhshid 961
965
Dates for Caliphs taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).[4]
# Governor Start End Title Fate
10
Al-Mu'izz li-
2 June 973 December Caliph Died
Din Allah
975
10 14
Al-Aziz
3 December October Caliph Died
Billah
975 996
14 13
Al-Hakim bi-
4 October February Caliph Disappeared (assassinated?)
Amr Allah
996 1021
13
13 June
5 Ali az-Zahir February Caliph -
1036
1021
13
5 February
- Sitt al-Mulk February Regent Died
1023
1021
Al- 29
13 June
6 Mustansir December Caliph -
1036
Billah 1094
7 Al-Musta'li 31 8 Caliph -
December December
1094 1101
Al-Amir bi- 8 17
8 Ahkami'l- December October Caliph Killed
Lah 1101 1130
Al-Hafiz
(Later ruled
- as Caliph 1130 1130 Regent Overthrown by Kutayfat
from 1132
to 1149)
Vizier, de
facto
- Kutayfat 1130 1131 Killed
military
dictator
Caliph
(officially
October in 1132, de
9 Al-Hafiz 1131 -
1149 jure regent
since
1131)
October 16 April
10 Al-Zafir Caliph Killed
1149 1154
10
Tala'i ibn 16 April
- September Regent Assassinated
Ruzzik 1154
1161
No 29
4 March
2 Al-Aziz picture November Sultan Died
1193
available 1198
No 29
February
3 Al-Mansur picture November Sultan Deposed
1200
available 1198
February 31 August
4 Al-Adil I Sultan Died
1200 1218
2
8 March
5 Al-Kamil September Sultan Died
1238
1218
No
8 March 31 May Deposed by his brother and successor
6 Al-Adil II picture Sultan
1238 1240 Salih
available
No 21
As-Salih 1 June
7 picture November Sultan Died
Ayyub 1240
available 1249
21 27
Shajar al-
- November February Regent Abdicated
Durr
1249 1250
27
2 May
8 Turanshah February Sultan Assassinated by the Mamluks
1250
1250
Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005),[4] unless otherwise stated.
# Name Picture Start End Title Fate
Abdicated to
1 Shajar al-Durr 2 May 1250 31 July 1250 Sultan[nb 1]
Aybak
Assassinated
31 July 10 April
2 Izz al-Din Aybak Sultan by Shajar al-
1250 1257
Durr
10
al-Mansour Seif al-Din November
8 November Sultan Died
Qalawun 1279
1290
12 12
al-Ashraf Salah al-Din
9 November December Sultan Assassinated
Khalil
1290 1293
18
al-Kamil Seif al-Din No image 3 August
18 September Sultan Killed
Shaban available 1345[10]
1346[10]
18 10
al-Muzafar Zein al-Din
19 September December Sultan Killed
Hagi
1346[10] 1347[10]
26
Al-Salih Hajji 19 May
25 November Sultan Resigned
(First Reign) 1381[10]
1382
26
Al-Malik Az-Zahir 1 June Captured and sent
1 November Sultan
Sayf ad-Din Barquq 1389[10] to Al-Karak
[10]
1382
Al-Malik Az-Zahir
21 January 20 June
- Sayf ad-Din Barquq Sultan Died
1390[10] 1399[10]
(Second Reign)
20
Faraj bin Barquq 20 June
2 September Sultan Escaped
(First Reign) 1399[10]
1405[10]
20
Abdul Aziz bin No image November
3 September Sultan Died in custody
Barquq available 1405[10]
1405[10]
30
Al-Zahir Sayf-ad-Din No image 29 August
7 November Sultan Died
Tatar available 1421[10]
1421[10]
30
as-Salih Nasir-ad-Din No image 1 April
8 November Sultan Dethroned
Muhammad available 1422[10]
1421[10]
1 April 7 June
9 Sayf ad-Din Barsbay Sultan Died
1422[10] 1438[10]
28 June 9 October
15 Khushqadam Sultan Died
1461[10] 1467[10]
31 January 7 August
18 Sayf ad-Din Qa'itbay [10]
Sultan Abdicated to his son
1468 1496[10]
Executed by the
17 October 15 April
25 Tuman bay II Sultan Ottoman Sultan
1516[10] 1517[10]
Selim I
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