mamluk
Noun
Meaning
Mamluk (plural Mamluks)
Alternative form of mameluke
mamluk (plural mamluks)
Alternative form of mameluke
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A 14th-century Mamluk mosque stands here with its white dome visible from most areas in and around Petra.
Cairo's political influence diminished significantly after the Ottomans supplanted Mamluk power over Egypt in 1517.
Ayyubid and Mamluk rule The Kurdish Muslim Saladin retook Hebron in 1187 – again with Jewish assistance according to one late tradition, in exchange for a letter of security allowing them to return to the city and build a synagogue there.
Contemporary reports state that he wanted to fight the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate fleet in the Red Sea or return to Hormuz.
In 1260, after Mamluk Sultan Baibars defeated the Mongol army, the minarets were built onto the sanctuary.
City also was destroyed in 1291 by Mamluk.