Mamluk cavalry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:alliance with local tribes
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in art
featured in literature
inspired military traditions
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of power
gptkbp:dissolved after_Ottoman_conquest
gptkbp:employs gptkb:Mamluk_Sultanate
gptkbp:equipment bows
swords
lances
gptkbp:historicalImpact secured trade routes
defeated_Mongol_invasions
influenced_later_Islamic_military_formations
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 13th century
14th century
15th century
depicted in manuscripts
chronicled by historians
analyzed in modern research
mentioned in travel accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mamluk cavalry
gptkbp:influence military tactics in the region
gptkbp:knownFor horseback warfare
gptkbp:legacy studied in military academies
influenced modern cavalry units
remembered in historical narratives
gptkbp:loyaltyProgram to their commanders
gptkbp:militaryRank integrated with infantry
organized into units
led by emirs
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Sultan_Al-Nasir_Muhammad
Baybars
Qalawun
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mamluk_Sultanate
gptkbp:recruitment from various ethnic groups
gptkbp:reduces Ottoman_conquest
gptkbp:rival with Mongols
with_Crusaders
gptkbp:socialStructure slave soldiers
gptkbp:strategicGoals control of trade routes
protection of the holy cities
defense_of_Egypt
gptkbp:supportRole flanking maneuvers
pursuit of fleeing enemies
frontline_troops
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:shock_cavalry
gptkbp:training rigorous training
gptkbp:usedIn Battle of Ain Jalut