Mamluk Sultanate
RegionEgypt/Syria
Period1250-1517
Peak Size500,000 km2
Founded ByAybak (after Shajar al-Durr)
About Mamluk Sultanate
Slave soldiers who overthrew their masters and ruled themselves. Defeated both the Crusaders and the Mongols, unique in history. Controlled the lucrative trade routes between Europe and Asia. Built magnificent Cairo mosques and madrassas. Fell to the Ottoman conquest in 1517.
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