Long name
Sayf al-Dīn ʾAsanbāy b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Ẓāhirī al-Zardkāsh
Arabic name
سيف الدين أسنباي بن عبد الله الظاهري الزردكاش
Gender
M
Generic group
Active in period
5.2
Born in
0762-01-01 (before)
Died in
0852-03-01 (before)
Age
Summary
He was probably Mongol, though some claim he was Turkish from the region of Baghdad.
He was a mamlūk of al-Ẓāhir Barqūq.
He was captured by Tīmūrlank in Syria, but then became a member of his close retinue.
He returned to Egypt after Timur’s death, and got close to al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh.
He was a friend (ṣāḥib) of Ibn Taghrī Birdī and a source of information for him and for al-Maqrīzī.
He was zardkāsh and ʾamīr 010 in Cairo, and nāʾib Damietta.
He was a mamlūk of al-Ẓāhir Barqūq.
He was captured by Tīmūrlank in Syria, but then became a member of his close retinue.
He returned to Egypt after Timur’s death, and got close to al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh.
He was a friend (ṣāḥib) of Ibn Taghrī Birdī and a source of information for him and for al-Maqrīzī.
He was zardkāsh and ʾamīr 010 in Cairo, and nāʾib Damietta.
MP3 id
1233
Id
https://ihodp.ugent.be/mpp/actor-ʾasanbāy-al-zardkāsh-al-ẓāhirī
Properties (20)
| Group | Type | Value | Source | Version | Extra | ||||
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| pers. chars. | character | attitudes (positive) ḥāfiẓan limā raʾy min al-ḥawādith |
pers. chars. attitudes (positive) hafizan lima ra`y min al-hawadith |
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| pers. chars. | character | other faṣāḥa |
pers. chars. other fasaha |
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| pers. chars. | ethnic group | Tatarī |
pers. chars. Tatari |
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| pers. chars. | ethnic group | Turkī |
pers. chars. Turki |
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| pers. chars. | age1 | approximate age fī ʿashar al-tisʿīn takhmīnan |
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pers. chars. approximate age fi 'ashar al-tis'in takhminan |
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| pers. chars. | character1 | intellect (brains) maʿrifa |
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pers. chars. intellect (brains) ma'rifa |
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| patronage | khāṣṣ of | muqarrab |
patronage muqarrab |
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| patronage | khāṣṣ of | muqarrab ʿanduhu ʾilā-l-ghāya |
patronage muqarrab 'anduhu `ila-l-ghaya |
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| patronage | ṣāḥib of (=) | patronage | |||||||
| name | ism | ʾAsanbāy |
name `Asanbay |
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| name | laqab (al-Dīn) | Sayf al-Dīn |
name Sayf al-Din |
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| name | maʿrūf bi | al-Zardkāsh |
name al-Zardkash |
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| name | nasab | Ibn ʿAbd Allāh |
name Ibn 'Abd Allah |
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| name | nisba (-ī) | al-Ẓāhirī Barqūq |
name al-Zahiri Barquq |
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| name | nisba (-ī) | al-Ẓāhirī |
name al-Zahiri |
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| name | title | al-ʾAmīr |
name al-`Amir |
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| mansabs | household | mansabs | |||||||
| mansabs | local | mansabs | |||||||
| mansabs | military | mansabs | |||||||
| kinship | mamlūk (ustādh) of | kinship |
Sources (3)
| Catalog | Catalog | Source | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibn Taghrī Birdī, Ḥawādith (Sh) | Ibn Taghrī Birdī, Ḥawādith (Sh) | 1: 122, 10-11 | Ibn Taghri Birdi, Hawadith (Sh) Ibn Taghri Birdi, Hawadith (Sh) |
| Ibn Taghrī Birdī, Ḥawādith (Sh) | Ibn Taghrī Birdī, Ḥawādith (Sh) | 1: 142, 3-11 (T) | Ibn Taghri Birdi, Hawadith (Sh) Ibn Taghri Birdi, Hawadith (Sh) |
| Ibn Taghrī Birdī, al-Manhal | Ibn Taghrī Birdī, al-Manhal | 2: 432, 11 - 435, 4 | Ibn Taghri Birdi, al-Manhal Ibn Taghri Birdi, al-Manhal |
Practice (9)
| Date | Type | Spec. | Actor 2 | Source | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0801-10-15 | Ustādhīya | Other | al-Ẓāhir Barqūq | Ustadhiya Other al-Zahir Barquq | |
| 0815-08-01 | Appointing | zardkāsh | unknown | Appointing zardkash unknown | |
| 0825-05-08 | Acting | other | Qijqār Jaghaṭāy | Acting other Qijqar Jaghatay | |
| 0825-05-08 | Promoting | ʾamīr 010 (al-Qāhira/Cairo) | al-ʾAshraf Barsbāy | Promoting `amir 010 (al-Qahira/Cairo) al-`Ashraf Barsbay | |
| 0825-05-08 | Discharging | al-ʾAshraf Barsbāy | Discharging al-`Ashraf Barsbay | ||
| 0825-05-08 | Dismissing | al-ʾAshraf Barsbāy | Dismissing al-`Ashraf Barsbay | ||
| 0852-02-20 | Appointing | nāʾib (Dumyāṭ/Damietta - Wajh Baḥrī) | unknown | Appointing na`ib (Dumyat/Damietta - Wajh Bahri) unknown | |
| 0852-03-01 | Removing income | ʾiqtāʿ | unknown | Removing income `iqta' unknown | |
| 0852-03-01 | Dying | Dying |