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Tankiz after being the mamluk of al-Nasir Muhammad gained his trust and became the governer of Damascus in a short span of time. Consulting Tankiz in nearly every issue and not rejecting his requests, Sultan gave Tankiz extensive authority by assigning him not only regent of Damascus but also the governer of entire Syria (al-Bilad al-Sham). It is said about the strong relationship between Amir and Sultan in the resources of that period that “Never before had it seen that any Malik glorified his mamluk before like that” and “Never before had it heard such an event in alDawla al-Turkiyya”. Emir Tankiz’s closeness to Sultan was not limited to political link and relationship by affinity was also established by marriage link between them. Sultan married to Tankiz’s daughter and wed his daughters to Tankiz’s boys. Because of this Emir Tankiz visited Cairo several times not only for political reasons but also for other reasons such as birth and wedding. Emir Tankiz could also enter harem of Sultan due to this affinity, which makes his visits more intriguing. However Amir Tankiz, who had served for more than 28 years, was perceived as a threat and fell from al-Nasir Muhammad’s grace unexpectedly, and was killed by command of Sultan. In this study the extraordinary amir-sultan or amir-state relationship in Mamluk State has been discussed within the scope of Tankiz’s biography