Mamelukes

A Roman praefect was seated on the splendid throne of the Ptolemies; and the iron sceptre of the Mamelukes is now in the hands of a Turkish pacha.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

The Mamelukes were the greatest warriors of the pre-firearm age and consequently often ended up ruling the very lands to which they were in theory slaves -- but the Muslims submitted to that repeatedly, rather than raise swords against other monotheists.

Muslims praying in the cathedral. Ann Althouse 2007

Babylon in Egypt, or Cairo, in former times before the Turkish conquest, used to be called Mamelukes, while such of them as served the

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784

Napoleon III., to do him justice, had never cherished the wild dreams that haunted the minds of his consort and of the frothy "Mamelukes" lately in favour at Court; still less did the "silent man of destiny" indulge in the idle boasts that had helped to alienate the sympathy of

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898

In sum, write many witnesses, [6175] Bonaparte desired to bestow on French youths the organization of the "Mamelukes," and he nearly succeeded.

The Modern Regime, Volume 2 Hippolyte Taine 1860

After the Mongol rampage, Baghdad became a backwater where various tribes and dynasties—Seljuks, Mamelukes, Persians, Ottomans—fought back and forth for centuries.

Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

The Mamelukes made grisly displays of prisoners' severed heads.

Jay Rubenstein: Crusade vs. Jihad: Which Is Worse? Jay Rubenstein 2011

The Mamelukes made grisly displays of prisoners' severed heads.

Jay Rubenstein: Crusade vs. Jihad: Which Is Worse? Jay Rubenstein 2011

The ruling Mamelukes of Egypt also forbade guns, not because they feared rebellions but because they haughtily believed that firearms were fit only for infidels.

Where They Got Their Grit Alexander Rose 2011

After the Mongol rampage, Baghdad became a backwater where various tribes and dynasties—Seljuks, Mamelukes, Persians, Ottomans—fought back and forth for centuries.

Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011