Mamluk

Overview

Specifically, one of the Turkish soldier-slaves who form the core of the Islamic military, many of whom convert to Islam and later obtain their freedom (they rise to power in Egypt in the 13th century); more generally, a slave or soldier-slave.

References

VTDA: Veil of Night, p. 18-21

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