Mamluk or Mamaluk (/ ˈ m æ m l uː k /; Arabic: مملوك, romanized: mamlūk (singular), مماليك, mamālīk (plural); [2] translated as "one who is owned", [5] meaning "slave") [7] were non-Arab, ethnically diverse (mostly Turkic, Caucasian, Eastern and Southeastern European) enslaved mercenaries, slave-soldiers, and freed slaves who ...

The Mamluk Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة المماليك, romanized: Salṭanat al-Mamālīk), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries, with Cairo as its capital.

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The history of the Mamluk Sultanate, an empire based in Egypt and Syria, spans the period between the mid-13th century, with the overthrow of the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt, and 1517, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

Mamluk, slave soldier, a member of one of the armies of slaves that won political control of several Muslim states. Under the Ayyubid sultanate, Mamluk generals used their power to establish a dynasty that ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517.

Oct 1, 2001 · Within a short period of time, the Mamluks created the greatest Islamic empire of the later Middle Ages, which included control of the holy cities Mecca and Medina. The Mamluk capital, Cairo, became the economic, cultural, and artistic center of the Arab Islamic world.

Apr 7, 2025 · Egypt - Mamluk, Ottoman, 1250-1800: During the Mamluk period Egypt became the unrivaled political, economic, and cultural centre of the eastern Arabic-speaking zone of the Muslim world.

May 8, 2018 · Mamluk (Arabic, ‘slave’) Military elite in Egypt and other Arab countries. In 1250, the Mamluks of Egypt overthrew the Ayyubid dynasty. They halted the Mongols, defeated the Crusaders and crushed the Assassins.

Oct 25, 2024 · The Mamluk Dynasty, also known as the Slave Dynasty, was the first ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, established by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1206 AD. It laid the foundation for Muslim rule in India, establishing key administrative and military structures that shaped medieval Indian history.

A Mamluk (Arabic: مملوك (singular), مماليك (plural), "owned"; also transliterated mameluk, mameluke, or mamluke) was a slave-soldier who converted to Islam and served the Muslim caliphs and the Ottoman Empire during the Middle Ages.