Asked by the #OttomanEmpire to crush a rebellion in Arabia, #Egypt's #MehmetAli asked #Mamluk élite to parade in Cairo on #ThisDayInHistory in 1811. In the #MassacreOfTheCitadel all but one of ~650 were killed, sweeping aside the old guard to open a period of rapid modernization.

Tuesday Pair / 19th c brass Cairoware, richly inlaid and engraved with silver arabesques highlighted with copper with a wide thuluth benedictory inscription on each side (Mamluk Revival)

#art #antique #antiqueart #antiques #langtrygallery #cairoware #damascene #mamluk #antiquario #arte #kunst

When Sugar Grew in the Holy Land When envisioning the agricultural produce of the Holy Land, sugar is not what comes to most people’s minds, but that was the case for much of the Middle Ages.

Although sugar cane is not native to the Levant, the industry spread across the area with the Islamic conquest and became especially important during the Mamluk period.
#Archaeology #Israel #Mamluk #sugar #farming #history

www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancien...

A cruciform sword with a flat wedge-shaped pommel, short straight crossguard, and broad flat blade with an Arabic inscription at the base; the background is pearly white

This sword had quite an adventure! Made in Italy, it was acquired by the Mamluke arsenal of Alexandria not long after 1370. After the Ottomans conquered Egypt it became property of the Sultan. In the early 20th century it was acquired by a collector, possibly […]

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At the Qutb Minar today, in Delhi

Qutb ud-din-Aibak, the Mamluk general and founder of the Mamluk/Slave Dynasty in 1193 CE began construction of the minar.

Worth a visit.

Walk with me one day!

#qutbminar #delhi #delhisultanate #mamluk

📚 The new acquisitions table in the Reading Room of the Library has been refreshed!

Find research containing metalogues on issues in philosophy and anthropology, late Mamluk regimen for travellers as well as art books on silk and Caravaggio.

#library #librarybooks #philosophy #mamluk #caravaggio

Tuesday Details
19th c brass Cairoware with silver arabesques highlighted with copper with a wide thuluth benedictory inscription

#art #antique #antiqueart #vintageart #antiques #langtrygallery #cairoware #damascene #mamluke #mamluk #artforyourhome #decorativeantiques #antiquario #arte

Beautiful pair of 19th c brass Cairoware vases (Mamluke revival) with richly inlaid engravings with silver arabesques highlighted with copper with a thuluth on each side are most likely from Damascus

#art #antique #antiqueart #antiques #langtrygallery #cairoware #damascene #mamluke #mamluk #arte

Dress and Dress Code in Medieval Cairo "Dress and Dress Code in Medieval Cairo" published on 09 Oct 2023 by Brill.

Next up in the reading queue: dress and dress code in the #Mamluk Sultanate of #Egypt (which specialists are starting to just call part of a broader #Cairo Sultanate which also included the Ayyubids)

Today's #medievaljoy is quite near to my (professional) heart and also one I've been waiting on for a long time:

Mamluk playing cards!

#medievalsky #academic #mamluk

It was an honor to write a text for the upcoming Mamluks exhibition at the Louvre, curated by Carine Juvin

#materialmigrations #mamluks #mamluk #metalwork #africa #louvre #museedulouvre

A #Mamluk #Enamelled and #Gilded #Glass #Beaker decorated with #Mythical and real #Birds.
Made in #Egypt or #Syria, first half of the #14thCentury, now on display at the #Gulbenkian #Museum in #Lisbon, #Portugal
Unknown Photographer
#Artifact
#History
#Photography

Huge carpet with five medallions on floor display.

If someone just happened to have a Mamluk carpet like this that they didn't need, I'd be happy to give it a nice home.
Five Medallion Carpet (c. 1500), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1970.105.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#MetMuseum #Carpet #Mamluk

Portugal, the Mamluks, and the Age of Discovery

For the #PortugueseEmpire to rise, an old world had to give way. How much did they know about the #Mamluk Sultanate?

🔒 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀

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#Warrior #philosophy #Mamluk

#Warrior #philosophy #Mamluk

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#Warrior #philosophy #Hagakure #Mamluk

Presenting one’s opinion to others to help them rectify their faults is an important act of great compassion --- Hagakure

This practice is a profound gesture. We can serve others by guiding them toward improvement and harmony.

#Warrior #philosophy #Hagakure #Mamluk

A #14thCentury #CE; #Mamluk #Enamel and #Gilded #Glass #Beaker, decorated with legendary and real birds; possibly made in #Egypt or #Syria.
Unknown Photographer

Mamluks & other Slave Soldiers in Context! (a light overview of an interesting historic phenomena)
youtu.be/bVlD07ctyss
#Mamluks #MiddleEast #history #slavesoldiers #Janissary #Janissaries #slaves #soldiers #mamluk #mamaalik #mamalik #slavery #Northafrica

Mamluk, a fanart for Civ6 the game.

#fanart #art #illustration #mamluk #arabempire #illustrator #digitalart