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Barquq

1339 - 1399

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Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (Arabic: الملك الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق; born c. 1336) was the first Sultan of the Circassian Mamluk Burji dynasty of Egypt ruling from 1382 to 1389 and 1390 to 1399. Born to a Christian father in Circassia, Barquq later arrived in Egypt. He deposed sultan al-Salih Hajji to claim the throne for himself. Once in power, he placed many of his family members in positions of power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barquq is the 4,226th most popular politician (down from 3,833rd in 2019). (down from 485th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Barquq ranks 4,226 out of 19,576. Before him are Francis IV, Duke of Modena, Asif Ali Zardari, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Plutarco Elías Calles, Chen Shou, and Borut Pahor. After him are Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Sumu-la-El, Odo of Bayeux, Tissaphernes, George II Rákóczi, and John IV of Trebizond.

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Among people born in 1339, Barquq ranks 7. Before him are Pope Innocent VII, Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Antipope Alexander V, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Eric XII of Sweden, and Anna von Schweidnitz. After him are John IV, Duke of Brittany, Blanche of Bourbon, Juana Manuel, Muhammad V of Granada, Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, and Ramesuan. Among people deceased in 1399, Barquq ranks 4. Before him are John of Gaunt, Jadwiga of Poland, and Peter Parler. After him are John IV, Duke of Brittany, Helen of Bosnia, John Spata, Temür Qutlugh, and Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

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