Al-Ashraf Sha'ban

Sha'ban
Al-Malik al-Ashraf
Sha'ban II copper fals coin from Hama. British Museum.
Sultan of Egypt
Reign29 May 1363 – 15 March 1377
PredecessorAl-Mansur Muhammad
SuccessorAli
Born1353/54
Died15 March 1377
(aged 23–24)
Burial
IssueAl-Mansur Ali
Abu Bakr
Ahmad
Ramadan
Qasim
Muhammad
Isma'il
As-Salih Hajji
Names
Al-Malik al-Ashraf Zayn ad-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Sha'ban ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun
HouseQalawuni
DynastyBahri
FatherAl-Amjad Husayn
ReligionSunni Islam

Al-Ashraf Zayn ad-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Sha'ban ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun (Arabic: الأشرف زين الدين شعبان, lit.'The Most Noble, Grace of the Faith, Father of Excellence, Sha'ban son of Husayn, son of Muhammad, son of Qalawun', better known as al-Ashraf Sha'ban (السلطان شعبان or Sha'ban II, was a Mamluk sultan of the Bahri dynasty in 1363–1377. He was a grandson of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad (r. 1310–1341). He had two sons (out of a total of eight) who succeeded him: al-Mansur Ali and as-Salih Hajji.[1]