Slaves turned sultans, the Mamluks were a force of nature. They crushed European Crusaders, fought off the Mongols and even captured French King Louis IX for ransom. Yet, for all their military ...

Louvre Abu Dhabi presents Mamluks: Legacy of an Empire, a major exhibition developed in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre. It uncovers the story of the Mamluk Sultanate, one of the Islamic ...

"For sixty years, from 1260 to 1323, the Mamluk state in Egypt and Syria was at war with the Ilkhanid Mongols based in Persia. This is the first comprehensive study of the political and military ...