The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Clash for Control of the Muslim World
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The Mamluks of Egypt
Mamluk is simply a general term for a slave soldier. Chem stayed in Christian hands from 1482 until his death in 1495. He was an insurance policy against another Ottoman invasion, it was potentially a revenue source. This is Father, Mechmet the Conqueror had done.
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