List of Famous people with last name Kafur

Malik Kafur

First Name Malik

Last Name Kafur

Born on November 30, 1249

Died on November 30, 1315 (aged 66)

Malik Kafur, also known as Taj al-Din Izz al-Dawla, was a prominent slave-general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji. He was captured by Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan during the 1299 invasion of Gujarat, and rose to prominence in the 1300s.

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Abu al-Misk Kafur

First Name Abu

Last Name Kafur

Born on January 1, 0905

Died on April 1, 0968 (aged 63)

Abu al-Misk Kafur (905–968), also called al-Laithi, al-Suri, al-Labi was a dominant personality of Ikhshidid Egypt and Syria. Originally a black slave, probably from Nubia, he was made vizier of Egypt, becoming its de facto ruler from 946 after the death of his master, Muhammad bin Tughj. Thereafter, he ruled the Ikshidid domains—Egypt and southern Syria —until his death in 968.

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