Tuman-Bay (879-923 A.H./1474-1517 A.D.), he was a Circassian king of Egypt (ruled: 922-923 A.H./1516-1517 A.D.) Sultan Qansawh Al-Ghuri appointed him prime minister and let him act on his behalf when he (Al-Ghuri) went to Allepo to fight the Ottomans in 922 A.H. After the death of Qansawh Al-Ghuri he was made sultan. The Ottomans defeated him and conquered Cairo under the command of Sultan Selim I (922 A.H./1516 A.D.) His death marked the beginning of the Ottoman rule of Egypt.
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