Islamic military history

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Mamluks: The Rise and Fall of the Slave-Soldier Elite

Mamluks: The Rise and Fall of the Slave-Soldier Elite The Mamluks were a unique class of slave-soldiers who evolved from enslaved mercenaries into a powerful military knightly class. Oper...

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Anushtakin al-Dizbari: The Rise and Fall of the Fatimid Governor of Syria

Anushtakin al-Dizbari: The Rise and Fall of the Fatimid Governor of Syria The history of the 11th-century Levant is marked by the shifting loyalties of Bedouin tribes and the ambitions of...

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