Mamluk forces
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Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamluk forces canonical | 4 |
| Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard | 1 |
| Mamluk army | 1 |
| Mamluk military elite | 1 |
| Mamluk military households | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1145523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mamluk forces Context triple: [French campaign in Syria, belligerent, Mamluk forces]
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A.
Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
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B.
Ottoman Army
The Ottoman Army was the land warfare force of the Ottoman Empire, which played a central role in its military campaigns and conflicts from the late Middle Ages through World War I.
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C.
Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
Orenburg Cossack forces
The Orenburg Cossack forces were a regional Cossack military formation from the Orenburg area that played a significant role fighting on the anti-Bolshevik side during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mamluk forces Target entity description: Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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A.
Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
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B.
Ottoman Army
The Ottoman Army was the land warfare force of the Ottoman Empire, which played a central role in its military campaigns and conflicts from the late Middle Ages through World War I.
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C.
Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
Orenburg Cossack forces
The Orenburg Cossack forces were a regional Cossack military formation from the Orenburg area that played a significant role fighting on the anti-Bolshevik side during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
cavalry force ⓘ military organization ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Ain Jalut
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Battle of Homs (1281) ⓘ Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar ⓘ Siege of Acre (1291) ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Circassians
ⓘ
surface form:
Circassian mamluks
Turkic mamluks ⓘ elite cavalry ⓘ mamluks ⓘ slave soldiers ⓘ |
| country |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
|
| enemyOf |
Crusader states
ⓘ
Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanate
Kingdom of Cyprus ⓘ Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| equipment |
composite bow
ⓘ
lamellar armor ⓘ lance ⓘ mail armor ⓘ shield ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Cairo
ⓘ
Cairo Citadel ⓘ
surface form:
Citadel of Cairo
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| governedBy |
Mamluk emirs
ⓘ
Mamluk sultans ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Ottoman military practices
ⓘ
military slavery systems in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry auxiliaries ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeating the Eighth Crusade
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defeating the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ defeating the Seventh Crusade ⓘ ending the Crusader presence in the Levant ⓘ military dominance over their own sultans ⓘ professional cavalry tactics ⓘ use of composite bows ⓘ use of heavy armor ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Egypt
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Hejaz ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| partOf | Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| recruitment |
conversion to Islam
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military slavery ⓘ military training in barracks ⓘ purchase of young slaves ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| socialClass | military slave elite ⓘ |
| tactic |
feigned retreat
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horse archery ⓘ shock cavalry charge ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| training |
archery practice on horseback
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close-combat training ⓘ intensive cavalry training ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mamluk Sultanate
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surface form:
Bahri Mamluk dynasty
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Burji Mamluk dynasty
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Subject: Mamluk forces Description of subject: Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
Referenced by (8)
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