What was Baybars' full name?
Al-Rashid Baybars
Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari
Al-Hakim Baibars
Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Baybars
Answer
Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari was the founder and first sultan of the Mamluk Bahri Sultanate. He was born into slavery in 1223, and rose to become a Mamluk commander in the service of the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt, al-Salih Ayyub. After al-Salih Ayyub was killed in 1249, Baybars led the Mamluk army to victory against the invading Seventh Crusade, and became sultan himself in 1260.
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