Hayır Bey
Hayır Bey (sometimes spelled Kha'ir Bey or Kha'ir Beg) or Khayrbak (1464 – 1522) ruled Egypt in the name of the Ottoman Empire from 1517 until his death in 1522. He was granted the position of governor by sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire for his help in the conquest of Egypt. Being of Abkhazian origin, he was the former Mamluk governor of Aleppo who contributed to the Ottoman victory at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
Hayır Bey
16th century author · This image has been extracted from another file · Public domain
- Born
- 1464 · Syria.
- Died
- 1522 · Cairo.
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire · Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
- Occupation
- politician · writer
- Languages
- Ottoman Turkish · Turkish · Arabic
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Born at Syria in 1464, died in Cairo in 1522.
The recorded working language is Ottoman Turkish, Turkish and Arabic. Positions recorded include Beylerbey of Egypt.
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