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"the Mamluks were not native to Egypt but were always slave soldiers, mainly Qipchak Turks from Central Asia." - if two Turks come together, they would establis

"the Mamluks were not native to Egypt but were always slave soldiers, mainly Qipchak Turks from Central Asia." - if two Turks come together, they would establish an empire.

Symmetry 8y ago
I seem to recall that because the Mamluks were mostly Turkic their country was called "The home of the Turks" or essentially "Turkey" for a while.
- mustaflex 8y ago
  if I remember correctly one of the first of the Mamluk kings was named "bay pars" meaning rich leopard in turkish.