Mamlūk - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Mamlūk - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Hathaway, Jane

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062656
Doc. NO	:	ALei3053
Main Entry	:	Hathaway, Jane
Title & Author	:	Mamlūk - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Hathaway, Jane
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(787 words)
Abstract	:	A mamlūk (literally “owned” in Arabic) was an elite slave imported into Muslim territory and trained for military service and command. Mamlūk s were employed by virtually all Islamic empires from the third/ninth through the early thirteenth/nineteenth century, although the details of the mamlūk institution varied over time and space. Mamlūk s appealed to an array of empires because, as newcomers to the imperial domain, they had no familial or social ties that would dilute their loyalty to the rulers. Precedents for the use of mamlūk s may
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3053.pdf