A number of political and military figures appeared from this family during the reign of the Qalawunid dynasty, the most prominent of whom was Alaa al-Din Ali bin al-Kawrani, who was the governor (wali) of Gharbia,[3] then became the governor of Cairo in the year 764 AH,[4] and his son Husam al-Din Hassan bin Alaa al-Din Ali bin Mamdoud al-Kawrani, who became the governor of Menoufia in the year 765 AH.
[5] In the year 768 AH, he became governor of Cairo,[6] put down the rebellions in the Levant, and attained the highest military rank in the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate, which was Muqadam Alaf.
[7][8] Samamoun sent a letter to his deputy, whose name was Jiris, and the owner of this state was known in Makuria as the owner of the mountain (Sahib al-Jabal), ordering him to evacuate the lands under his hand in front of the advancing army, and they (Makurians) kept leaving, with the Egyptian soldiers behind them, until they reached the king of Makuria at Dongola, and Samamoun came out and fought emir Izz al-Din Aidmar fiercely, and the king of Makuria was defeated and many of those with him were killed, and several Muslims were martyred.
[7][8] The Egyptian army followed the king of Makuria on a fifteen-day march from Dongola until they overtook Jiris and captured him.
He sent soldiers with them and assigned them a piece of land that they would carry every year, and he returned with spoils, including many slaves, horses, camels, cows, and livestock.