On Friday, 4 Jumada al-Awwal, the baggage train of Emir Sayf al-Din Tuquzdamur, the viceroy, set off together with his horses, racing camels, mamluk retainers, provisions, drum corps, and children, all in splendid array and imposing pomp. The palanquins, carts, and litters of his wives, daughters, and other family members likewise departed in a scene of remarkable dignity. All this took place while he himself remained in the Dar al-Saʿada. At the pre-dawn hour of Saturday, the 5th, Emir Sayf al-Din Tuquzdamur, weakened by illness, left for al-Kiswah in a litter under divine protection. When the sun rose that morning, the majordomo of Emir Sayf al-Din Yalbugha al-Yahyāwī (1) arrived from Aleppo, took possession of the Dar al-Saʿada, and the townspeople rejoiced at their arrival, hurrying to offer congratulations and curry favour.
On Saturday, 12 Jumada al-Awwal, the entire army rode out to welcome the deputy of the sultanate, Emir Sayf al-Din Yalbugha. He entered with magnificent pageantry, dismounted at the Bāb al-Sirr, kissed the threshold—as custom dictates—and proceeded to the Dar al-Saʿada.
On the evening of Monday, the 14th, the deputy of the sultanate amputated thirteen prisoners who were liable to have a hand cut off, and, in addition to the hand, he ordered the foot of each man severed because their crimes had been repeated. He also crucified with nails three others whose execution had been decreed. The populace rejoiced, for this curbed the malefactors, evildoers, and agents of disorder.
In the middle third of Jumada al-Akhira news spread of the death of Emir Sayf al-Din Tuquzdamur (2), only a few days after his arrival in the Egyptian dominions. He died on the night of Thursday, the first of that month. It was said that orders were issued against his son and his majordomo demanding a large sum of money—Allah knows best.
On Monday, the 12th, Judge ʿAlāʾ al-Din (3) ibn al-ʿIzz al-Hanafī, the deputy judge, died in his orchard in al-Ṣāliḥiyya and was buried there. This occurred after the Zāhiriyya Madrasa had been returned to him and he had reclaimed it from his uncle, Judge ʿImād al-Din Ismāʿīl, as noted earlier. He taught there only one day, while still ailing, then went back to al-Ṣāliḥiyya, where his illness lingered until he died—may Allah have mercy on him.
The caravan bound for the Noble Hijaz departed on Saturday, 11 Shawwal. A great many townspeople accompanied it, and a very heavy rain fell. The people rejoiced, for rainfall had been exceedingly scarce during Ramadan, which coincided with the month of Kanun al-Aṣamm (the “silent January”).