Qalaat Barquq
Located in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the Qalaat Barquq fort was constructed during the rule of the Mamluk Sultan Barquq in 1387.
Once a slave of Circassian origin, Barquq had taken advantage of instability within the Mamluk elite to depose the previous sultan, As-Salih Hajji.
Qalaat Barquq
Located in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the Qalaat Barquq fort was constructed during the rule of the Mamluk Sultan Barquq in 1387.
Once a slave of Circassian origin, Barquq had taken advantage of instability within the Mamluk elite to depose the previous sultan, As-Salih Hajji.