20/10/0862:
Al-Ḥājj Khalīl, called (madʿūw) Qānī Bāy al-Yūsufī, the mihmāndār and muḥtasib of Cairo, passed away in Cairo on 20/10/0862, aged almost 60. He was originally a mamluk of Qarā Yūsuf, the son of Qarā Muḥammad, the lord of Baghdad, it has been surmised. Then he came to Cairo, during the reign of al-ʾAshraf Barsbāy, who questioned him concerning his origin and his race. He replied, ‘I am one of the mamluks of Qarā Yūsuf, and I am of Circassian stock. My original name is Qānī Bāy.’ What he said deceived al-ʾAshraf, because of the latter’s weak discernment and little knowledge. Hence, al-ʾAshraf named him Qānī Bāy al-Yūsufī and made him a khāṣṣakī. Later, following the death of al-ʾAshraf Barsbāy, he underwent trials and was imprisoned, until he could return to his rank during the reign of al-ʾAshraf ʾĪnāl, who appointed him as mihmāndār and then as muḥtasib, which position he held until he died.