Sayf ad-Din Bilbay

Sayf ad-Din Bilbay
Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Reign	9 October 1467 – 5 December 1467
Predecessor	Sayf ad-Din Khushqadam
Successor	Timurbugha
Born	unknown
Died	19 September 1468 Alexandria

Sayf ad-Din Bilbay or Yalbay (Arabic: الظاهر سيف الدين بلباي; d. 19 September 1468) was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 9 October to 4 December 1467.

Career

Bilbay was of Circassian descent. He was brought to Egypt during the reign of Al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh. He owned lands and became emir of ten under Barsbay, then emir of drums under Jaqmaq. He was imprisoned by Al-Mansur Fakhr-ad-Din Uthman, then freed by Sayf ad-Din Inal. Later on, he became atabeg in September 1466 under Khushqadam.

He became a sultan in October 1467, following the death of Khushqadam. During his reign, he became reliant on his dwidar kabir (grand executive), Khairbek. However, the Dhahiri Mamluks captured Bilbay and deposed him on 5 December 1467, then Timurbugha was proclaimed sultan.

Bilbay was later imprisoned in Alexandria, where he died from plague on 19 September 1468.