Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri

Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri
Sultan of Egypt
Egyptian Sultan Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri ("Campson Gavro re d'Egitto") by Florentine painter Cristofano dell'Altissimo, Galleria degli Uffizi
Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Reign20 April 1501 – 24 August 1516
PredecessorTuman bay I
SuccessorTuman bay II
Bornc. 1441
Egypt
Died24 August 1516 (aged 75–76)
Dabiq, near Aleppo, Syria
Burial
Spouse
  • Khawand Baysiwar
  • Khawand Fatima
  • Jan-i-Sukkar
DynastyBurji
ReligionSunni Islam

Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri (Arabic: الأشرف قانصوه الغوري) or Qansuh II al-Ghawri (c. 1441/1446 – 24 August 1516) was the second-to-last of the Mamluk Sultans.[1] One of the last and most powerful of the Burji dynasty, he reigned from 1501 to 1516.[2][3]

  1. ^ "السلطان قانصوه الغورى... محاولة أخيرة للوقوف فى وجه العثمانيين". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The Encyclopedia of World History: The Postclassical Period, 500–1500". Bartleby.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "«مجموعة السلطان الغوري»... روعة معمار القاهرة نهاراً والفن ليلاً". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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