In 1389 Sultan Barquq was exiled to al-Karak where he gathered his supporters before returning to Cairo.
The king Barquq (الملك الظاهر برقوق) took the opportunity and ordered an invasion of that Christian dominated area.
az-Zahir Sayf ad-Din Barquq (ruledied 1399), first sultan of the Mamluk Burji dynasty
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