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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Battle of Ain Jalut | | | |  Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji MamelukesThe Burji dynasty (1382-1517) proved especially turbulent, with political power-plays designating short-lived sultans. During the Burji dynasty, the Mamluks fought Timur Lenk and conquered Cyprus. Constant bickering contributed to the inability of the Ottomans to challenge them.
The Ottoman Sultan Selim I defeated the Mamluks and captured Cairo on January 20, 1517, transferring the center of power to Istanbul. However, the Ottoman Empire retained the Mamluks as the Egyptian ru ...
See also:History of early Arab Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest of Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Bahri Mameluk dynasty, History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji Mamelukes Read more here: » History of early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji Mamelukes |
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| | | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period Main article: Ayyubid dynasty
Saladin was confirmed as Nureddin's deputy in Egypt, and on the death of Nureddin on April 12, 1174 he took the title sultan. During his reign Damascus, rather than Cairo, was the major city of the empire. Nevertheless he fortified Cairo, which became the political centre of Egypt. It was in 1183 that Saladin's rule over Egypt and North Syria was consolidated. Much of Saladin's time was spent in Syria, where he fought the Crusader ...
See also:History of early Arab Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest of Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Bahri Mameluk dynasty, History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji Mamelukes Read more here: » History of early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period |
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| | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest of Egypt Main article: Islamic conquest of Egypt
In 639 an army of some 4,000 men was sent against Egypt by the second caliph, Umar, under the command of Amr ibn al-As. This army was joined by another 12,000 men in 640 and defeated a Byzantine army at the battle of Heliopolis. Amr next proceeded in the direction of Alexandria, which was surrendered to him by a treaty signed on November 8, 641.
Alexandria was regained for the Byzantine Empire in 645 but was retaken by Amr in 646. In 654 an invasion fleet sent by Constans II was repulsed. From that time no seri ...
See also:History of early Arab Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest of Egypt, History of early Arab Egypt - The Fatimid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period, History of early Arab Egypt - Bahri Mameluk dynasty, History of early Arab Egypt - Period of Burji Mamelukes Read more here: » History of early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia II - History of early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest of Egypt |
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| | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - Mamluk - Mamluks in Egypt Two Mamluk dynasties ruled Egypt: the Bahri (بحري meaning 'of the sea', referring to their center in al-Manial Island in the Nile, and consisting of Kipchak Turks) and Burji (برجي meaning 'of the tower', referring to their center in the citadel of Cairo, and consisting of Circassians and Georgians). The Bahri led the way in breaking the rule of non-hereditary positions by establishing a dynasty ruled by a few families. Through this period and until the 19th century, the Mamluk dynasties continued to increase their ...
See also:Mamluk, Mamluk - Overview, Mamluk - Mamluks in Egypt, Mamluk - Mamluks in France, Mamluk - Mamluk uniform, Mamluk - Mamluks in Baghdad, Mamluk - Mamluks in India, Mamluk - Related terms Read more here: » Mamluk: Encyclopedia II - Mamluk - Mamluks in Egypt |
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| | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - Mamluk - Mamluks in France Napoleon formed his own Mamluk corps in the early years of the 19th century, the last known Mamluk force. Even his Imperial Guard had Mamluk soldiers during the Belgian campaign, including one of his personal servants. After the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), they gained their own regimental standard. Napoleon's famous bodyguard Roustan was also a Mamluk from Egypt.
One of the pictures by Francisco de Goya shows a charge of ...
See also:Mamluk, Mamluk - Overview, Mamluk - Mamluks in Egypt, Mamluk - Mamluks in France, Mamluk - Mamluk uniform, Mamluk - Mamluks in Baghdad, Mamluk - Mamluks in India, Mamluk - Related terms Read more here: » Mamluk: Encyclopedia II - Mamluk - Mamluks in France |
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| | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - Principality of Antioch - Vassals of Antioch
Principality of Antioch - Lords of Saone.
The Lordship of Saone was centered on the castle of Saone, but included the towns of Sarmada (lost in 1134) and Balatanos. Saone was captured by Saladin from the last lord, Matthew, in 1188.
Robert "the Leprous" (d. 1119)
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See also:Principality of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Foundation, Principality of Antioch - Early history, Principality of Antioch - Antioch in the Byzantine Empire, Principality of Antioch - Fall of the Principality, Principality of Antioch - Geography and demographics, Principality of Antioch - Princes of Antioch 1098–1268, Principality of Antioch - Titular Princes of Antioch 1268–1457, Principality of Antioch - Family tree of the Princes of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Vassals of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Lords of Saone, Principality of Antioch - Great Officers of Antioch Read more here: » Principality of Antioch: Encyclopedia II - Principality of Antioch - Vassals of Antioch |
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| | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - Principality of Antioch - Early history Bohemond was captured in battle with the Danishmends in 1100, and his nephew Tancred became regent. Tancred expanded the borders of the Principality, taking the cities of Tarsus and Latakia from the Byzantine Empire. Bohemund was released in 1103, but left Tancred as regent again when he went to Italy to raise more troops in 1105. He used these troops to attack the Byzantines in 1107, and when he was defeated at Dyrrhachium in 1108 he was forced by Alexius I to sign the Treaty of Devol, which would make Antioch a vassal state of the Byzantin ...
See also:Principality of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Foundation, Principality of Antioch - Early history, Principality of Antioch - Antioch in the Byzantine Empire, Principality of Antioch - Fall of the Principality, Principality of Antioch - Geography and demographics, Principality of Antioch - Princes of Antioch 1098–1268, Principality of Antioch - Titular Princes of Antioch 1268–1457, Principality of Antioch - Family tree of the Princes of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Vassals of Antioch, Principality of Antioch - Lords of Saone, Principality of Antioch - Great Officers of Antioch Read more here: » Principality of Antioch: Encyclopedia II - Principality of Antioch - Early history |
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| | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - Mamluk - Related terms Mameluco is a Portuguese word used to identify people of mixed European and Native American descent in South America. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Mameluco referred to organized bands of Portuguese slave-hunters based at São Paulo, also known as bandeirantes, who roamed the vast interior of South America from the Atlantic to the slopes of the Andes, and from the Paraguay to the Orinoco Rivers, raiding the Guarani-inhabited areas for slaves, being responsible for the expansion of Brazil from its original dimensions de ...
See also:Mamluk, Mamluk - Overview, Mamluk - Mamluks in Egypt, Mamluk - Mamluks in France, Mamluk - Mamluk uniform, Mamluk - Mamluks in Baghdad, Mamluk - Mamluks in India, Mamluk - Related terms Read more here: » Mamluk: Encyclopedia II - Mamluk - Related terms |
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| | | | | Battle of Ain Jalut: Encyclopedia II - 1260s - Culture
1260s - Science literature and industry.
1260 - Jacobus de Voragine compiles his work, the Golden Legend, a late medieval best-seller.
1265 - The Book of Aneirin, a Welsh manuscript of poetry, is penned.
1265 - The brewing of Budweiser Budvar beer begins in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic); Budweiser Budvar has been produced continuously there to this day.
1266 - In France, the gold écu and silver grosh coins are minted for the first time.
1267 - Roger Bac ...
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