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The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Clash for Control of the Muslim World

Tides of History

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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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