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On January 22, 1517, the Ottomans captured Cairo, bringing Mamluk rule in Egypt to an end and shifting the region’s balance of power.
Literature on the topic:
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Feeling like you can't face any more commentary on the state of the world? Escape into history! A short description of how the two most feared military machines on Earth collided at the Sea of Galilee in 1260. Read more at: defendingcrusaderkingdoms.blogspot.com #Mamluks #Mongols #Crusaders
The Mamluks were ensl9ved soldiers who rose to rule Egypt and Syria between 1250 and 1517. Recruited mainly from Turkic and Circassian youths.
#Mamluks
#MedievalHistory
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The Mamluks, like their rivals the Mongols, had their own "pony express".
#museedulouvre, #mamluks, #horsehistory
On this Mamluk-era candelabra, a reminder that they were keen equestrians-- can you guess what these are?
#louvremuseum, #mamluks, #horsehistory,
#Mamluks did not exist during the time of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt (also called Kemet, which refers to the ancient name of Egypt in the native language).
The Mamluks (from the Arabic word mamlūk, meaning "owned" or "slave") were: mainly Turkic, Caucasian/ #European origin
#Mamluks het nie bestaan gedurende die tyd van die Ou Koninkryk van antieke Egipte nie (ook genoem Kemet, wat verwys na die antieke naam van Egipte in die moedertaal).
Die Mamluks (van die Arabiese woord mamlūk, wat "besit" of "slaaf" beteken) was: hoofsaaklik Turkse, Kaukasiese/Europese oorsprong
#Mamluks did not exist during the time of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt (also called Kemet, which refers to the ancient name of Egypt in the native language).
The Mamluks (from the Arabic word mamlūk, meaning "owned" or "slave") were: mainly Turkic, Caucasian/ #European origin
#nft #digitalart
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
The February issue of 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 is in stores now!
It features #Mamluks, #medieval Jews, murder in #EastGermany, British soldiers in the #RevolutionaryWar, and more.
Find out what else is inside and where to get it at buff.ly/2KMev9c
The February issue of 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 is in stores now!
Featuring #Mamluks, England’s #medieval Jews, murder in #EastGermany, British soldiers in the #RevolutionaryWar, and more.
Find out what else is inside and where to get it at buff.ly/2KMev9c
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#MENAdoc:
"Beiträge zur mamlukischen Historiographie[...]" by Barbara Schäfer
[Freiburg: Schwarz, 1971]
dx.doi.org/10.25673/91492
#historiography #mamluks
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