Mamluk Sultanate
Medieval Egyptian state
The Mamluk Sultanate was a medieval Islamic state that ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517.
The Mamluks were originally slave soldiers, mostly Turkic and Circassian, who seized power from their masters.
They repelled the Mongols and Crusaders, controlled key trade routes, and patronized Islamic architecture until their conquest by the Ottoman Empire.
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
- CairoEgyptian capital city
- military hierarchyRanked authority in armed forces
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