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Mamluks

Mamluk regiments constituted the backbone of Egypt's military

1174
Cairo, Egypt

Mamluk regiments constituted the backbone of Egypt's military under Ayyubid rule in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, beginning with Sultan Saladin (r. 1174–1193) who replaced the Fatimids' black African infantry with mamluks.


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