Mamluk Sultanate
1250–1517 CE
Slave-soldier sultanate; halted the Mongols at ʿAyn Jālūt (1260); annexed by the Ottomans.
At a glance
| Type | Polity |
|---|---|
| Dynasty | Baḥrī/Burjī |
| Region | Egypt/Levant/Hijaz |
| Capital | Cairo |
| Founded | 1250 |
| Ended | 1517 |
| State religion | Islam (Sunni) |