Mamluk Sultanate

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The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic state
Sultanate
historical polity
medieval state
alsoKnownAs Dar al-Islam
surface form: Dawlat al-Mamalik

Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo

Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Sultanate of the Mamluks
architectureStyle Mamluk architecture
capital Cairo
continent Africa
Asia
culturalContribution development of Cairene Islamic architecture
patronage of madrasas and khanqahs
currency Dinar
Dirham
dominantMadhhab Hanafi school
surface form: Hanafi

Hanbali
Maliki
Shafi'i school
surface form: Shafi'i
economicActivity Red Sea trade
spice trade mediation
endOfBahriPeriod 1382
endOfBurjiPeriod 1517
endTime 1517
followedBy Ottoman Empire
governmentType Military aristocracy
Military sultanate
historicalSignificance ended major Crusader presence in the Levant
first major Mongol defeat in open battle in the Middle East
importantCity Aleppo
Alexandria, Egypt
surface form: Alexandria

Damascus
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
language Arabic
Mamluk Arabic
legalSystem Sharia
militaryRole defense of the Muslim world against Crusaders
defense of the Muslim world against Mongols
militarySystem cavalry-based army
use of mamluk slave-soldiers
notableEvent Battle of Ain Jalut
conquest of Acre
defeat of the Mongols at Ain Jalut
expulsion of the Crusaders from the Levant
notableEventDate 1260
1291
notableRuler Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II
Al-Nasir Muhammad
Barquq
Baibars
surface form: Baybars I

Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay
surface form: Qaitbay

Qalawun
overthrowEvent Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
overthrownBy Ottoman Empire
period Mamluk Sultanate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bahri Mamluk period

Mamluk Sultanate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burji Mamluk period
precededBy Ayyubid dynasty
region Egypt
Hejaz
Levant region
surface form: Levant

Lower Egypt
Syria
Upper Egypt
religion Sunni Islam
rulingClass Mamluk Sultanate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mamluks

military slave caste
socialStructure military slave elite ruling free population
startOfBahriPeriod 1250
startOfBurjiPeriod 1382
startTime 1250
symbol Mamluk blazon (rank emblems)

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Al-Nasir Muhammad stateForm Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria
Battle of Homs (1281) belligerent Mamluk Sultanate
Cairo City of the Dead significantPeriod Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
Battle of Ridaniya conflictBetween Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Ridaniya belligerent Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Ridaniya historicalRegion Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Egypt
Nazareth Old City historicalPeriod Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk era
Kingdom of Cyprus overlord Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Kingdom of Cyprus conflictWith Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Al-Qarafi activeIn Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Egypt
Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem historicalEra Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
historic Palestine governedBy Mamluk Sultanate
Shaykh al-Islam usedInRegion Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Ain Jalut locatedIn Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Ain Jalut belligerent Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Ain Jalut opponent Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Ain Jalut associatedWithDynasty Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Bahri Mamluks
Ibn Sabin countryOfDeath Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar combatant Mamluk Sultanate
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar belligerent Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar involvedState Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria
Al-Suyuti birthPlace Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Al-Suyuti deathPlace Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Al-Suyuti era Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk era
Ibn Taymiyyah deathPlace Mamluk Sultanate
Ibn Taymiyyah era Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk era
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah associatedWith Mamluk Sultanate
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali era Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
Antakya partOf Mamluk Sultanate
Rosetta wasImportantIn Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
Neapolis wasPartOf Mamluk Sultanate
Great Mosque of Nablus historicalPeriod Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
Sis conqueredBy Mamluk Sultanate
Hethumid dynasty diplomaticRelations Mamluk Sultanate
Leo V of Armenia capturedBy Mamluk Sultanate
Jubayl historicalRuler Mamluk Sultanate
Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo collectionCovers Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
Hethum I of Armenia opposedBy Mamluk Sultanate
Fath al-Bari region Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk Egypt
al-Bahr al-Muhit of al-Zarkashi era Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
Halhul hasHistoricalPeriod Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk period
Seventh Crusade belligerent Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluks
Tekuder foreignRelations Mamluk Sultanate
Mamluk Arabic usedBy Mamluk Sultanate
Mamluk Arabic developedUnder Mamluk Sultanate
Qalawun dynasty Mamluk Sultanate
Qalawun culture Mamluk Sultanate
this entity surface form: Mamluk