Turkic mamluks
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Turkic mamluks were slave-soldier elites of Turkic origin who rose to become powerful military and political rulers in several medieval Islamic states, most notably in Egypt and the Levant.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military caste
ⓘ
ruling elite ⓘ slave soldiers ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | spread of Turkic military traditions in the Middle East ⓘ |
| economicRole |
landholders
ⓘ
tax beneficiaries ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceStyle |
military oligarchy
ⓘ
sultanate rule ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
defenders of Islamic realms
ⓘ
power brokers in Islamic courts ⓘ |
| legacy | model for later military slave systems in Islamic world ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
initially slaves
ⓘ
later freed upon completion of training ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
cavalry
ⓘ
elite guard ⓘ |
| notablePolity |
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegions |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurasian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic frontier zones ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
emirs
ⓘ
kingmakers ⓘ sultans ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfActivity |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentMethod |
military slavery
ⓘ
purchase as young slaves ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ayyubid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ various Islamic rulers ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
freedmen
ⓘ
military slaves ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
military households
ⓘ
patron-client networks ⓘ |
| tactics |
heavy cavalry charge
ⓘ
mounted archery ⓘ |
| training |
Islamic education
ⓘ
professional military training ⓘ |
| weaponry |
composite bow
ⓘ
lance ⓘ sword ⓘ |
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