Qajlis arrived from Cairo, passed through Damascus on his way to the Tripoli region, and then quickly returned (1), bringing with him the emir Sayf al-Din Tamur (2), the deputy of Tripoli, under guard. In Damascus the emir Sayf al-Din Bahadur Ās al-Mansuri was likewise seized. The first was taken to Cairo, and Kustay (3) was installed in his stead as deputy of Tripoli; the second was sent on to al-Karak (4). The people grieved for him and offered prayers on his behalf.
On Thursday, the twenty-first of Rabiʿ al-Akhir, ʿIzz al-Din ibn Mubaththar reached Damascus to assume the duties of muḥtasib (market inspector) and overseer of the awqaf (religious endowments). Ibn al-Haddad relinquished the ḥisbah, and Bahaʾ al-Din (5) stepped down from supervising the awqaf.
In the night of Monday, the thirteenth of Jumada al-Ula, a fire broke out opposite the Shanbashi Mosque inside Bab al-Saghir, consuming shops, houses, money, and merchandise.
On Wednesday, the sixteenth of Jumada al-Akhira, the judge of Malatya, the noble Shams al-Din, delivered a lesson at the outer Khatuniyya Madrasa (6) in place of the Chief Judge, the Hanafi al-Basrawi (7). The city notables attended. He is a man of learning and good character who had been judge and preacher in Malatya for nearly twenty years.
On Thursday, the fourth of Jumada al-Akhira, Ibn al-Haddad was reinstated in the office of ḥisbah, while Ibn Mubashshir remained overseer of the awqaf.
On Wednesday, the ninth of Jumada al-Akhira, Ibn Ṣaṣrā lectured at the Atabakiya (8) in place of Shaykh Safi al-Din al-Hindi.
On the following Wednesday, Ibn al-Zamlakani attended the lesson in the inner Zahiriyya, likewise replacing al-Hindi after the latter’s death, whose biography will be given below.
In the closing days of Rajab, the emir Aqush, deputy of al-Karak, was released from the Cairo prison and restored to his emirate.
In Shaʿban, five thousand men from the lands of Aleppo set out and raided the territory of Amid, capturing many towns.