What was Qutuz's role in the Mamluk Sultanate?

Qutuz served as the Sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate from 1259 to 1260, leading military campaigns and governance during a critical period of conflict with the Mongols. - **What battles did Qutuz participate in?** Qutuz fought in the Battle of Ain Jalut (1260), a significant conflict between the Mamluk Sultanate and the Mongol Empire. - **What is Qutuz known for?** Qutuz is known for his military leadership and governance during the Mamluk Sultanate's expansion and conflicts with the Mongols.

Qutuz

3rd Sultan of the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate (r. 1259–1260)

Person human Q336471

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[12]
Date of birth: 1300
Date of death: October 24, 1260
Place of birth: Samarkand
Place of death: El Salheya
Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate^[9]
Occupation: military leader, governor
Position held: Sultan of Egypt^[10]
Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam^[11]
Spouse: Julnar Hab Al-Rumman^[8]
Cause of death: assassination^[14]
Given name: Mahmud^[17]
Killed by: Baibars^[13]
Manner of death: homicide^[18]
Name in native language: المظفر سيف الدين قطز^[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons^[21]
Participated in conflict: Seventh Crusade, Battle of Ain Jalut^[15]^[16]
Place of burial: City of the Dead^[7]
Social classification: slave^[20]

🏷️ Also known as

en al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Qutuz al-Mu‘izzī en Kotuz en Kutuz en Qutuz en Saif ad-Din Qutuz en Sultan of Egypt en Sayf al-Dīn ar الملك المظفر سيف الدين قطز محمود بن ممدود بن خوارزم شاه ar المظفر سيف الدين قطز ar سلطان مصر ar سيف الدين قطز ar قطز da Seyfeddin Kutuz de Qutuz fa سیف‌الدین قطز fi Kutuz fr Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Dîn Qutuz fr Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Din Qutuz fr Qutuz he קוטוז

🔖 Identifiers · 18

ISNI: 0000000061616141
VIAF cluster ID: 21713063
Library of Congress authority ID: no92030732
GND ID: 124476589
Image (Wikimedia Commons): صورة تمثال سيف الدين قطز crop.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00581116
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations: 107012
EGAXA ID: vtls000880637
FAST ID: 1832508
Freebase ID: /m/04s4tg
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2123990
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007574585305171

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Nomisma ID: qutuz
Numista ruling authority ID: 11231
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID: kutuz
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID: qutuz
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJmHMMFJYFH7ggBhcDxbh3
Yale LUX ID: person/1cc2f5c8-826d-41be-af2d-ae0491b23ee5

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Occupation 2

governor, military leader

Participated in conflict 2

Seventh Crusade, Battle of Ain Jalut

Cause of death 1

assassination

Country of citizenship 1

Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

Given name 1

Mahmud

Instance of 1

human

Killed by 1

Baibars

Manner of death 1

homicide

Place of birth 1

Samarkand

Place of burial 1

City of the Dead

Place of death 1

El Salheya

Position held 1

Sultan of Egypt

Religion or worldview 1

Sunni Islam

Sex or gender 1

male

Social classification 1

slave

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Summary

Born in Samarkand^[1], he… he was born in 1300^[2]. He passed away in El Salheya^[3]. He died on October 24, 1260^[4]. He worked as a military leader^[5] and governor^[6].

FAQs

Where was Qutuz born?

Born in Samarkand^[1].

Where did Qutuz die?

Qutuz died in El Salheya^[3].

Who was Qutuz married to?

Qutuz's spouses include Julnar Hab Al-Rumman^[8].

What did Qutuz do for work?

Qutuz worked as military leader^[5] and governor^[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Qutuz — place of birth (P19): Samarkand. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Qutuz — place of death (P20): El Salheya. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Qutuz — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Qutuz — spouse (P26): Julnar Hab Al-Rumman. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Qutuz — country of citizenship (P27): Abbasid Caliphate. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Qutuz — position held (P39): Sultan of Egypt. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Qutuz — occupation (P106): military leader. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Qutuz — occupation (P106): governor. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Qutuz — place of burial (P119): City of the Dead. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Qutuz — religion or worldview (P140): Sunni Islam. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Qutuz — killed by (P157): Baibars. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Qutuz — cause of death (P509): assassination. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Qutuz — date of birth (P569): 1300. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Qutuz — date of death (P570): October 24, 1260. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Qutuz — participated in conflict (P607): Seventh Crusade. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Qutuz — participated in conflict (P607): Battle of Ain Jalut. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Qutuz — given name (P735): Mahmud. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Qutuz — manner of death (P1196): homicide. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Qutuz — name in native language (P1559): {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'المظفر سيف الدين قطز'}. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Qutuz — social classification (P3716): slave. Retrieved 2021-05-14. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Qutuz — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons. wikidata.org.

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