One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
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Mameluke
Encyclopedia Britannica
MAMELUKE, a corruption of the Arabic Mamluk (Memlook), a slave. The name of Mamelukes has passed into history from the body-guard of Turkish slaves first formed in Egypt under the successors of Saladin, who ultimately usurped the supreme power. For the history of the Mameluke sultans and Mameluke beys, see Egypt, vol. vii. p. 755 sq.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 346
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