Escape Of A Young Sultan: The Running Away Of The Mamlûk Sultan Azîz Yusuf From The Citadel Of Cairo (1439)

This article is concerning with the escape adventure of a young Mamlûk Sultan, al-Malik al-Aziz Yusuf, who was raised to the throne at the age of fifteen at 1439 by the testament of Sultan Barsbay (1422-1437) but then dethroned and be exposed to the escape for fear to be killed, had reigned for six months. After been banished from the sultanate by Amir Jaqmaq, he was imprisoned at a room of the citadel. This room was the place where his escape adventure began. The most important reason for the escape of the young sultan was the rumor arose at the citadel which was concerning with the death edict given by Sultan Jaqmaq. By the incitements of his attendants, he decided to escape from the Citadel of Cairo to save his life. This escape was critically important connected with the uprisings at Syria at that time. Because Amir Tagribirmish, viceroy of Aleppo and Amir Aynal al-Jakamî, viceroy of Damascus, who protested the reign of Sultan Jaqmaq, had leaned to Yusuf. Although Yusuf had just aimed to save his life by escaping from the citadel, the supporters of him, who objected to the reign of Jaqmaq, wanted to embrace this opportunity against the authority.