Bahri Mamluks
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The Bahri Mamluks were a powerful military slave dynasty that ruled Egypt and parts of the Levant in the 13th and 14th centuries, noted for halting Mongol expansion and ending Crusader presence in the region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mamluk dynasty
ⓘ
Sultanate ⓘ |
| capital | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
development of Mamluk architectural style in Cairo
ⓘ
patronage of Islamic scholarship and madrasas ⓘ |
| currency |
gold dinar
ⓘ
silver dirham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity | control of Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ |
| endTime | 1382 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Kipchak Turkic mamluks ⓘ |
| followedBy | Burji Mamluks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | military sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
ended major Crusader presence in the Levant
ⓘ
halted Mongol expansion into Egypt and further west ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | based on Sharia and Sunni legal schools ⓘ |
| militaryStrength | strong cavalry-based army ⓘ |
| militarySystem | mamluk slave-soldier system ⓘ |
| nameExplanation | named for their barracks on the Nile ("sea" or river) island of Rawda in Cairo ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Ain Jalut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of al-Mansurah (1250) NERFINISHED ⓘ defeat of Mongol forces in the Levant ⓘ expulsion of remaining Crusader states from the Levant ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Qutuz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan Baybars I NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Ashraf Khalil NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Mansur Qalawun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Crusader states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Ilkhanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfName | derived from Arabic word "bahr" meaning "sea" ⓘ |
| partOf | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ayyubid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| socialStructure | military elite of imported slave-soldiers and their descendants ⓘ |
| startTime | 1250 ⓘ |
| succession | power often transferred through military coups and factional struggles ⓘ |
| territory |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ parts of the Hejaz ⓘ |
| vassalOrClient | held nominal allegiance to the Abbasid caliph in Cairo ⓘ |
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