Proceeding from the role of the National Authority for Urban Coordination in working to revive the national and historical memory of the Egyptian society, the idea of the “Street Tale” project was launched, which aims to introduce the important personalities whose names were given to some streets, by placing banners with the name and date of the flags whose names were named on some streets. The streets, which constitute a historical, national and societal value for the various groups of the Egyptian people, and for this reason we review daily one of the personalities who have streets that beautify their names, as well as the civilized coordination.
Sultan Al-Ghouri is a Circassian Mamluk boy, born in 1446 AD, and he was one of the Mamluks of Ashraf Qaytbay. , then chief trustee, and he was sixty years old when he was chosen as Sultan.
The Sultanate of Egypt took over
The Mamluk princes unanimously agreed that Qansuh al-Ghuri would assume the Sultanate of Egypt on the first of Shawwal 906 AH / 1501 AD, and he brought the judges and the Abbasid Caliph “Al-Mustastak Billah Ya’qub” and pledged allegiance to him in the sultanate. They wanted to take charge of someone who was weaker than them, even if they wanted to dismiss him, it was easy for them.
He accepted the sultanate after he stipulated that the princes should not kill him if they wanted to depose him, so they accepted that, and he continued in the sultanate for fifteen years, nine months and twenty-five days.
His works during the Sultanate
Al-Ghouri began his rule by expelling the followers of the previous sultan, then arrested them and imprisoned one section, exiled another, confiscated their property, and appointed some groups hostile to him in important positions. He was able to arrest the previous sultan who was plotting and kill him, and Al-Ghouri escaped from danger.
Sultan Al-Ghouri turned to managing the affairs of the state, and he showed skill in managing the affairs of the state, whose revenues fell sharply after the Portuguese discovered the Cape of Good Hope road. He imposed mandatory taxes on various properties, including endowments and bounties, and on Jews, Christians and all popular classes.
However, the measures he took brought the people and the Mamluks angry over him, as he imposed exorbitant taxes and reduced wages, which led to a state of grumbling among the Mamluks. Nothing prevented them from isolating him except for their fear of not having their wages after that if any other sultan was appointed.
He spent the money he collected from the people on the Mamluks who helped him, and then on buying other Mamluks he trusted, and he also spent a lot on the army, repairs and public buildings that flooded Cairo.
His architectural works on Al-Ghouriya Street
At the forefront of what Al-Ghouri built is an architectural group at the head of the intersection of Al-Ghouria Street in Al-Azhar Street, the burial site in which he was not buried, the khanqah, the office and the seat. and 1504 AD, and this group corresponds to the Al-Ghouri Mosque, which was built in 1504 AD in the orthogonal style.
The end of Sultan al-Ghuri
The Ottoman Sultan Selim I began to think of taking over Egypt, annexing it to the Ottoman Empire, and starting in the Levant. Indeed, he prepared a large army in the spring of 1516 AD. Al-Ghouri did not prepare for the Ottoman danger early, but he was surprised by the Ottoman danger knocking on the doors.
Al-Ghouri came out of Cairo with a large army, leaving “Toman Bay II” as ruler of Egypt, and Al-Ghouri’s army met with the Ottoman army in the battle of “Marj Dabiq” north of Aleppo in 1016 AD. The Mamluks fought valiantly, and Selim I’s army retreated, but the Ottomans excelled in number and artillery. And the occurrence of treachery in the camp of Al-Ghouri, eventually led to the victory of the Ottomans, and Qansuh Al-Ghouri was killed in the battle.
Tue, Apr. 5, 2022
