Baybugha

Sayf ad-Din Baybugha Rus al-Qasimi an-Nasiri (also known as Baybugharus or Aurus) was a prominent Mamluk emir during the reigns of sultans as-Salih Isma'il, al-Muzaffar Hajji, an-Nasir Hasan and as-Salih Salih.

Biography Baybugha was a mamluk of Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad. According to historian David Ayalon, Baybugha was one of the few mamluks to have ethnic Rus origins. He is first mentioned by Mamluk-era historians during the reign of an-Nasir Muhammad's son, as-Salih Isma'il. In 1347, he was promoted to na'ib al-saltana (viceroy) of Egypt. The other three were Baybugha's brother Manjak al-Yusufi (com), Shaykhu an-Nasiri and Taz an-Nasiri (com), all former mamluks of an-Nasir Muhammad. While on Baybugha was making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca with Taz, an-Nasir Hasan attempted to assert his authority over the senior emirs, The following year, Baybugha incited a rebellion by the Mamluk emirs in Syria against the sultan.