单词 | Mameluke |
释义 | Mameluke/ˈmaməluːk /noun A member of a regime descended from Turkish, Mongol, and Circassian slaves which ruled Syria (1260–1516) and Egypt (1250–1517), and continued as a ruling military caste in Ottoman Egypt until massacred by the viceroy Muhammad Ali in 1811.In Egypt, the Mamelukes actually seized power....
OriginFrom French mameluk, from Arabic mamlūk (passive participle used as a noun meaning 'slave'), from malaka 'possess'. |
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