What is "kitbuqa"

Kitbuqa Noyan (; ; died 1260) was a Nestorian Christian of the Naiman Turkic, a group that was subservient to the Mongol Empire. He was a lieutenant and confidant of the Mongol Ilkhan Hulagu, assisting him in his conquests in the Middle East. When Hulagu took the bulk of his forces back with him to attend a ceremony in Mongolia, Kitbuqa was left in control of Syria, and was responsible for further Mongol raids southwards towards Egypt. He was killed at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260.

Kitbuqa or Kitbugha may refer to:

• Al-Adil Kitbugha (d. 1297), Mamluk Sultan of Egypt who ruled from 1294 to 1296
• Kitbuqa (d. 1260), Mongol lieutenant of Hulagu Khan