User:Alexis Ivanov/Ayyubid Sultanate

History
The common background of al-Salih’s mamluks and the power they accumulated during his lifetime, coupled with the personal loyalty they felt towards him rather than to the Ayyubid house, enabled Shajar al-Durr to run the kingdom upon his death in 647/1249, during the Crusader invasion led by King Louis IX of France, and to install his son Turanshah on the throne. Turanshah’s attempts to consolidate his hold on power proved futile and brought about his murder and the eventual removal of the Ayyubid dynasty from Egypt in 648/1250 The Mamluks’ victory over the Franks at Battle of al-Manṣūra, achieved in the absence of an Ayyubid ruler to lead them in battle, gave them a claim to both the traditional title of ‘protectors of the faith’ and rule in Egypt as devoted followers of al-Salih Ayyub’s legacy.

Military
Al-Salih Ayyub’s army, including his elite bodyguard, the Bahriyya, was mainly composed of Qipchak Turkish mamluks.

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