Sanjar al-Jawli
Na'ib of Gaza the Coastal Plain and Mountainous Region of Palestine (1311–20, 1342) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sanjar ibn Abdullah Alam al-Din Abu Sa'id al-Jawli (also spelled Sangar al-Gawli, Sanjar al-Jawali or Sinjar al-Jawili, 1255–14 January 1345) was a powerful Mamluk emir and the Governor of Gaza and much of Palestine between 1311–20 during the sultanate of an-Nasir Muhammad and then again for a brief time in 1342 during the reign of the latter's son as-Salih Ismail. Prior to his first term as governor, al-Jawli briefly served as the Emir of Shawbak in Transjordan and before his second term as Gaza's governor, he was appointed Governor of Hama for three months.
Sanjar al-Jawli Sangar al-Gawli | |||||
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Na'ib of Gaza the Coastal Plain and Mountainous Region of Palestine (1311–20, 1342) Na'ib of Karak (1309–11) Na'ib of Hama (1342) Superintendent of the Maristan in Cairo (1342–45) | |||||
Reign | 1309–45 | ||||
Coronation | 1294 | ||||
Predecessor | Muhammad ibn Baktamur | ||||
Successor | Turuntay al-Jukandari | ||||
Born | 1255 Egypt | ||||
Died | 1345 Cairo, Egypt | ||||
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Dynasty | Bahri | ||||
Father | "Al-Mushid" Abdullah | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
During his rule he engaged in several construction projects throughout Palestine, particularly in Gaza. The latter was transformed from a small and politically insignificant town to a major and prosperous city under his leadership. Following his appointment as Superintendent of the Maristan in Cairo in 1344, al-Jawli successfully quashed a rebellion by Ismail's brother an-Nasir Ahmad in Karak. Afterward, he focused on studying Islamic law, publishing an interpretation of Muslim scholar Imam al-Shafi'i's work prior to his death in 1345.