din arabic better known arabic november sultan early age received military training desert town father sultan muhammad potential successor throne consistently promoted following years governor son muhammad succeed sultan reign short lived months accession deposed arrested father senior imprisoned upper egyptian city brothers august executed orders months later succeeded younger half brother effectively egypt early life career born father sultan father mother gave birth younger brothers died died information early childhood unavailable sources mention came time sent desert fortress join half brothers military training year left accompany father half brothers perform pilgrimage return trek recalled cairo father event marked royal procession led dressed attire time arranged marriage daughter married earlier later day reign sultan married slave girls spending gold promoted mounted sent replace province dropped potential successor remained sultan favored son replace deemed unfit rule runner year paid visit father gift silver apparently inhabitants later returned remained july point dropped potential successor sultan invited cairo muhammad swear oath allegiance set recalled cairo arriving january returned brought father sum issued order recalling soldiers cairo remained cairo effectively wait ailing father die months prior death given large interests care transferred large number immigrant typically soldiers troops june deathbed recognize transfer event death title grandfather gave sword throne peacefully passed died june reign sultan power held senior chief son law according historian sought restore traditional concepts master relations modes advancement set grandfather growing independence developed father norms conduct proved view low middle ranking solely play role system created father attempts rule right consistently prominent sought organizer state effect principal rival moved feared attempt august arrested charges brothers subsequently sent prison november executed governor orders death installed infant half brother sultan regent dissent mounted syria cairo ousted revolt new sultan half brother later governor apologized killing executed early
Al-Mansur Abu Bakr