Slavery in the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages
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The History of the Crusaders, Jalluk
From 1260, right through to the Ottoman conquest in 1517, Egypt and Syria lay under the rule of these slave dynasties. And it raises some interesting questions about the status of these people - both male and female. These Turkic mercenaries, Mamluk slaves, etc,. were actually on both sides when they fought against the Mongols at Angelou.
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