Barquq

Barquq
Inside the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq
Sultan of Egypt and Syria
First reign	1382–1389
Predecessor	As-Salih Hajji
Successor	As-Salih Hajji
Second reign	1390–1399
Predecessor	As-Salih Hajji
Successor	An-Nasir Faraj
Born	c. 1336 Kasa, Circassia[1]
Died	20 June 1399 (aged c. 63)
Spouse	Khawand Fatima Sitti Hajar Tandu Khatun Khawand Shirin Qunnuq-Bey Khawand Baraka Sul Khawand Hajj Malak
Issue	An-Nasir Faraj Izz ad-Din Abd al-Aziz Ibrahim Khawand Sara Khawand Bairam Khawand Zaynab
Religion	Sunni Islam

Al-Malik Az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (Arabic: الملك الظاهر سيف الدين برقوق; born c. 1336) was the first Sultan of the Circassian Mamluk Burji dynasty of Egypt ruling from 1382 to 1389 and 1390 to 1399. Born to a Christian father in Circassia, Barquq was enslaved and later arrived in Egypt. He deposed sultan al-Salih Hajji to claim the throne for himself. Once in power, he placed many of his family members in positions of power. Rebelling governors in 1389 restored Hajji to the throne but Barquq was able to reclaim the throne shortly after and ruled until his death in 1399 and was succeeded by his son. The name Barquq is of Circassian origin and is his birth name.^[1]