Barsbay
?–1438 CE · Cairo
Al-Ashraf Barsbay (died 1438) was a Burji Mamluk sultan of Egypt who reigned from 1422 to 1438. He is known for his naval campaigns against Cyprus, which was made tributary to Egypt, and for imposing state monopolies on the Red Sea spice trade to increase revenue. His commercial policies had lasting effects on trade through Egypt. He died of plague in Cairo in 1438.
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