[ANSTHRLD] Name documentation needed

[Griffin ap Rhys]

Bridgid asked:

>what is a mamluk?

Here is a quote from an Osprey Book I have entitled "The Mamluks, 1250-1517"

"The Arabic word mamluk meant a soldier recruited as a young slave, then
trained, educated and released as a full-time professional."

They formed the main body of many Muslim armies, and eventually became civil
leaders of many areas, especially Egypt.

Griffin
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