Royal Mamluks

The Royal Mamluks (Arabic: al-mamalik al-sultaniyya) were a prominent unit in the army of the Mamluk Sultanate. They were purchased and owned by the sultan himself as first-generation slave soldiers and were thus only loyal to the Sultan.

References

Bibliography

• Petry, Carl F. (2022). The Mamluk Sultanate: A History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-47104-6.

Further reading

• Ayalon, David (2016). Islam and the Abode of War: Military Slaves and Islamic Adversaries. Routledge. ISBN 978-0860784302.

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