Mamluk emirs
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Mamluk emirs were high-ranking military commanders and provincial rulers in the Mamluk Sultanate who held significant political, administrative, and military power.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamluk beys | 2 |
| Mamluk amirs | 1 |
| Mamluk bey | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mamluk officer
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ political elite ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ ruling class ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHoldOffice |
atabeg al-asakir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
governor of Aleppo ⓘ governor of Cairo ⓘ governor of Damascus ⓘ naib al-saltana ⓘ |
| country | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
iqta revenue
ⓘ
tax farming rights ⓘ |
| hasRole |
command of cavalry units
ⓘ
defense of frontiers ⓘ governorship of key cities ⓘ implementation of sultanic decrees ⓘ judicial oversight at local level ⓘ maintenance of public order ⓘ management of iqta lands ⓘ military leadership ⓘ palace politics ⓘ participation in succession politics ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ tax collection supervision ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| origin |
Circassian Mamluks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkic Mamluks NERFINISHED ⓘ military slave background ⓘ |
| partOf | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above ordinary Mamluk soldiers
ⓘ
below the sultan ⓘ |
| powerBasis |
control of armed forces
ⓘ
control of provincial administration ⓘ patronage networks ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Mamluk military hierarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ iqta system ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| socialClass |
landholding elite
ⓘ
military aristocracy ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Mamluk sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ Bahri Mamluk period NERFINISHED ⓘ Burji Mamluk period NERFINISHED ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mamluk beys
this entity surface form:
Mamluk amirs
this entity surface form:
Mamluk bey
this entity surface form:
Mamluk beys