Mamluk Sultanate
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The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamluk Sultanate canonical | 110 |
| Mamluk period | 27 |
| Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt | 18 |
| Burji Mamluk dynasty | 6 |
| Mamluk | 6 |
| Mamluk era | 6 |
| Mamluks | 5 |
| Bahri Mamluk dynasty | 4 |
| Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo | 4 |
| Mamluk Egypt | 3 |
| Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt | 3 |
| Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria | 3 |
| Bahri Mamluks | 2 |
| العصر المملوكي | 2 |
| Bahri Mamluk period | 1 |
| Burji Mamluk period | 1 |
| Mamluk Caliphate of Cairo | 1 |
| Mamluk institutions | 1 |
| Mamluk oligarchy | 1 |
| Sultanate of the Mamluks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T389170 — 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 Sultanate Context triple: [Thuluth script, prominentDynastyUsage, Mamluk Sultanate]
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Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ili Shia Islamic dynasty that ruled a powerful Mediterranean empire from the 10th to 12th centuries, renowned for its cultural, economic, and intellectual flourishing centered in North Africa and Egypt.
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Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum was a medieval Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim state in Anatolia that played a key role in the region’s political and cultural transformation before the rise of the Ottomans.
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Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a series of medieval Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from the 13th to the 16th century, laying important political and cultural foundations later built upon by the Mughal Empire.
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Ottoman dynasty
The Ottoman dynasty was the hereditary ruling family that led the Ottoman Empire for over six centuries, from its foundation in the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a vast, multiethnic Islamic empire that dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mamluk Sultanate Target entity description: The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.
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A.
Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ili Shia Islamic dynasty that ruled a powerful Mediterranean empire from the 10th to 12th centuries, renowned for its cultural, economic, and intellectual flourishing centered in North Africa and Egypt.
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B.
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum was a medieval Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim state in Anatolia that played a key role in the region’s political and cultural transformation before the rise of the Ottomans.
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C.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a series of medieval Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from the 13th to the 16th century, laying important political and cultural foundations later built upon by the Mughal Empire.
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D.
Ottoman dynasty
The Ottoman dynasty was the hereditary ruling family that led the Ottoman Empire for over six centuries, from its foundation in the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
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E.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a vast, multiethnic Islamic empire that dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic state
ⓘ
Sultanate ⓘ historical polity ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dar al-Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Dawlat al-Mamalik
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate of the Mamluks
|
| architectureStyle | Mamluk architecture ⓘ |
| capital | Cairo ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
development of Cairene Islamic architecture
ⓘ
patronage of madrasas and khanqahs ⓘ |
| currency |
Dinar
ⓘ
Dirham ⓘ |
| dominantMadhhab |
Hanafi school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanafi
Hanbali ⓘ Maliki ⓘ Shafi'i school ⓘ
surface form:
Shafi'i
|
| economicActivity |
Red Sea trade
ⓘ
spice trade mediation ⓘ |
| endOfBahriPeriod | 1382 ⓘ |
| endOfBurjiPeriod | 1517 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1517 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| governmentType |
Military aristocracy
ⓘ
Military sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
ended major Crusader presence in the Levant
ⓘ
first major Mongol defeat in open battle in the Middle East ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Aleppo
ⓘ
Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
Damascus ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Mecca ⓘ Medina ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Mamluk Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Sharia ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
defense of the Muslim world against Crusaders
ⓘ
defense of the Muslim world against Mongols ⓘ |
| militarySystem |
cavalry-based army
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use of mamluk slave-soldiers ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Ain Jalut
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conquest of Acre ⓘ defeat of the Mongols at Ain Jalut ⓘ expulsion of the Crusaders from the Levant ⓘ |
| notableEventDate |
1260
ⓘ
1291 ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II
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Al-Nasir Muhammad ⓘ Barquq ⓘ Baibars ⓘ
surface form:
Baybars I
Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Qaitbay
Qalawun ⓘ |
| overthrowEvent | Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| period |
Mamluk Sultanate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bahri Mamluk period
Mamluk Sultanate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burji Mamluk period
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| precededBy | Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ |
| region |
Egypt
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Lower Egypt ⓘ Syria ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| rulingClass |
Mamluk Sultanate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mamluks
military slave caste ⓘ |
| socialStructure | military slave elite ruling free population ⓘ |
| startOfBahriPeriod | 1250 ⓘ |
| startOfBurjiPeriod | 1382 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1250 ⓘ |
| symbol | Mamluk blazon (rank emblems) ⓘ |
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Subject: Mamluk Sultanate Description of subject: The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.
Referenced by (205)
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