Nasir-ad-Din Faraj: Biography, Facts and Career

Al-Nasir Faraj or Nasir-ad-Din Faraj (Arabic: الناصر زين الدين فرج; 1386 – 23 May 1412), also Faraj ibn Barquq, was the sultan of the Circassian Burji dynasty of the Mamluk Sultanate from 1399 to 1412 with the title Al-Nasir. He was only 13 years old when he became the sultan on the sudden death of his father Sayf-ad-Din Barquq. His reign was marked by anarchy, pandemonium and chaos with the Timur's invasions, including the sack of Aleppo and Damascus in 1400, incessant rebellions in Cairo, endless conflicts with the Emirs of Syria (with the Sultan and also amongst themselves), along with plague and famine which reduced the population of the kingdom to one-third. In September 1405, Faraj was afraid of the surrounding conspiracies, so he escaped his reign after emir Saad al-Din bin Ghurab convinced him and was replaced briefly by his brother Izz ad-Din Abd al-Aziz, then he regained his position in November the same year by Saad al-Din. During the end of his reign he became a tyrannical ruler which eventually led him into his seventh and final conflict with the Emirs at Baalbek. Defeated in battle, he fled to the Citadel of Damascus. Unable to escape, he surrendered and on May 23, 1412 he was stabbed to death in his prison cell by a hired assassin. The Emirs placed on the throne as a temporary measure Caliph Al-Musta'in Billah. Faraj was buried in Bab al-Faradis cemetery in Damascus.

Quick facts about Nasir-ad-Din Faraj

• Full name: Nasir-ad-Din Faraj
• Born: 1386-01-01
• Known as: Royal
• Wikidata ID: Q698037

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