I've noticed a number of vanilla placeholder characters dotted about in Mamluk era Syria which I'm assuming mean the developers may or may not add historical characters to the titles at some point.
The count tier Aleppo title is one of them, but the duke tier one could very well have a historical figure if you wish. I've been lucky enough to have number of good books on the Bahri Mamluk periods which provide mini biographies for loads of confirmed title holders. I thought I may make a suggestion on characters you could use.
Shams al Din Qarasunqur b. circa 1260? - 14 Sep 1328.
Mamluk emir originally of Syrian Christian background funnily enough. Captured directly by Baybars when he conquered the village of Qara in Syria.
Medieval sources mention him being of a similar age to Sultan Kitbugha. The sources say he was a very young child when taken back to Egypt with the other Christian boys from the area and with them trained as a Mamluk. Had a long and successful career serving a number of Sultans before finally resigning all his posts then defecting to the Mongols in 1312 . He was scared of being caught up in one of Nasir Muhammad's purges whom he had actually supported. He died of natural causes.
Listed as governor of Aleppo 1282 to 1292 then again 1300 to 1310. Actually has anumber of other posts in Syria dotted about but this is the noticeable one.
The info for this chap was from the below, but I have a few other sources for others.
* Amir Mazor, The Rise and Fall of a Muslim Regiment: The Manosauriyya in the First Mamluk Sultanate
* Amalia Levanoni , A Turning Point in Mamluk History: The Third Reign of al-Nasir Muhammad Ibn Qalawun
The count tier Aleppo title is one of them, but the duke tier one could very well have a historical figure if you wish. I've been lucky enough to have number of good books on the Bahri Mamluk periods which provide mini biographies for loads of confirmed title holders. I thought I may make a suggestion on characters you could use.
Shams al Din Qarasunqur b. circa 1260? - 14 Sep 1328.
Mamluk emir originally of Syrian Christian background funnily enough. Captured directly by Baybars when he conquered the village of Qara in Syria.
Medieval sources mention him being of a similar age to Sultan Kitbugha. The sources say he was a very young child when taken back to Egypt with the other Christian boys from the area and with them trained as a Mamluk. Had a long and successful career serving a number of Sultans before finally resigning all his posts then defecting to the Mongols in 1312 . He was scared of being caught up in one of Nasir Muhammad's purges whom he had actually supported. He died of natural causes.
Listed as governor of Aleppo 1282 to 1292 then again 1300 to 1310. Actually has anumber of other posts in Syria dotted about but this is the noticeable one.
The info for this chap was from the below, but I have a few other sources for others.
* Amir Mazor, The Rise and Fall of a Muslim Regiment: The Manosauriyya in the First Mamluk Sultanate
* Amalia Levanoni , A Turning Point in Mamluk History: The Third Reign of al-Nasir Muhammad Ibn Qalawun
