The Mamluk Sultanate

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Exploring the Mamluk Sultanate's unique identity, this book examines the regime's evolution from the Ayyubid dynasty to the Ottoman conquest. It highlights the innovative governance and centralization of authority that distinguished the Sultanate from its predecessors. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the author delves into conspiratorial politics, the interplay between military and civil structures, and the Sultanate's foreign policy, economy, and cultural contributions. This work positions the Mamluk Sultanate as a pivotal case in pre-modern Islamic state-building.