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Mamluk Sultanate
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The Mamluk Sultanate, also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries, with Cairo as its capital. It w
Extent of the Mamluk Sultanate under Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad
Extent of the Mamluk Sultanate under Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad
Frontispiece of Sulwan al-Muta’ fi ‘Udwan al-Atba’ by Ibn Zafar al-Siqilli, Mamluk Egypt or Syria, circa 1330.
Frontispiece of Sulwan al-Muta’ fi ‘Udwan al-Atba’ by Ibn Zafar al-Siqilli, Mamluk Egypt or Syria, circa 1330.
Horsemen with lances. Nihāyat al-su’l (horsemanship manual) by Aḥmad al-Miṣrī ("the Egyptian"), dated 1371, Mamluk Egypt or Syria.
Horsemen with lances. Nihāyat al-su’l (horsemanship manual) by Aḥmad al-Miṣrī ("the Egyptian"), dated 1371, Mamluk Egypt or Syria.
Enthroned ruler and attendants in the Baptistère de Saint Louis (1320–1340). This is a probable depiction of Sultan Baybars.
Enthroned ruler and attendants in the Baptistère de Saint Louis (1320–1340). This is a probable depiction of Sultan Baybars.
Ayyubid dynasty
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The Ayyubid dynasty, also known as the Ayyubid Sultanate, was a Sunni Muslim Kurdish dynasty that founded the medieval Sultanate of Egypt, which was established by Saladin in 1171, following his aboli
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt (in pink) at the death of Saladin in 1193
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt (in pink) at the death of Saladin in 1193
A dirham in the name of Saladin, dated 587 AH (1190/91 CE). Saladin is shown wearing the Seljuk Turk sharbush hat, his rallying sign. Legend "The Vict
A dirham in the name of Saladin, dated 587 AH (1190/91 CE). Saladin is shown wearing the Seljuk Turk sharbush hat, his rallying sign. Legend "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn Ayyub".
Fatimid or Ayyubid dynasty battle scene, Fustat, Cairo, Egypt, 12–13th century.
Fatimid or Ayyubid dynasty battle scene, Fustat, Cairo, Egypt, 12–13th century.
Arabic trebuchet, with its counterweight, in the Tabṣira by Murḍi Ibn cālī Ibn Murḍi al-Ṭarsūsī written for Saladin, late Fāṭimid or early Ayyūbid Egy
Arabic trebuchet, with its counterweight, in the Tabṣira by Murḍi Ibn cālī Ibn Murḍi al-Ṭarsūsī written for Saladin, late Fāṭimid or early Ayyūbid Egypt, c.1170 CE (Ms. Hunt.264, f.117, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK). This is the only manuscript directly attributable to the Ayyubids, although early manuscripts such as the Kalīla wa-Dimna (BNF Arabe 3465) are also generally considered as Ayyubid.