The Inside History

Al Ashraf Khalil, the 8th Mamluk Sultan of Egypt

On this day, 14 December 1293, Al-Ashraf Salah ad-Din Khalil ibn Qalawun, the eighth Mamluk sultan of Egypt assassinated in Turuja, Buhayra (Egypt). He was well known for conquering the last of the Crusader states in Palestine after the siege of Acre in 1291. Following Qalawun's death on November 9, 1290, Al-Ashraf Khalil took over. He delayed Qalaw…