Izz al-Din al-Kawrani
Izz al-Din al-Kawrani | |
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| Native name | عز الدين الكوراني |
| Born | Egypt |
| Allegiance | Mamluk Sultanate |
| Service | Mamluk army |
| Rank | Wali (governor) of Qus |
| Battles / wars | Fourth battle of Dongola (1287) |
| Relations | Hussein bin al-Kawrani (brother) Alaa al-Din bin Ali bin Mamdoud al-Kawrani (Wali of Gharbia) Husam al-Din Hussein bin Ali bin Mamdoud al-Kawrani (Wali of Menoufia) Omar bin Mamdoud al-Kawrani |
Izz al-Din al-Kawrani (Egyptian Arabic: عز الدين الكَوْراني) was an Egyptian politician and military leader, and one of the leaders of the campaign to invade Makuria (Nubia) in 1287 by order of Sultan Qalawun of Egypt. His campaign achieved a landslide victory, and this victory is one of the reasons for the end of the rule of the Christian Nubian kingdoms in Sudan.