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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 25868389, member: 99456&quot;][ATTACH=full]1648615[/ATTACH]</p><p>My latest post takes a look at the Mamlūks and their rise to power in Delhi and Egypt. This coin from the last of the Bahri Mamlūks during a brief 2nd reign.&nbsp; A rebellion against his regent turned sultan briefly re-installed Hajji II as sultan.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>More here: </b><a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/maml%C5%ABks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/maml%C5%ABks" rel="nofollow">https://www.sullacoins.com/post/mamlūks</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The image of a cavalryman is from : <a href="https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;17;en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;17;en" rel="nofollow"><i><u>Nihayat al-Su’l wa al-Umniya fi Ta‘allum ‘Amal al-Furusiyya</u></i></a>. Manuscript, dated Hegira 768 / AD 1366, The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Museum Inventory Number: CBL Ar 5655. A compendium of military arts written by Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Isma‘il al-Hanafi al-Aqsari (d. AD 1348, Damascus), who dedicated it to the Mamlūk viceroy of Egypt, Ala al-Din Asanbay al-Abu Bakri. It became the most popular Mamlūk book on<i> furusiyya</i> (horsemanship, chivalry, and military tactics).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The coin shown is:</b> Mamluk AE fals, Hajji II, 2nd reign, Dimashq (Damascus, Syria), 791 AH (CE 1389–1390). Balog 532. <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=329062" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=329062" rel="nofollow"><u>Zeno 329062</u></a><u>.</u></p><p><br /></p><p>In Egypt/Syria the Mamluk Sultanate endured for over two and a half centuries, characterized by two distinct dynasties:</p><ul> <li><b>&quot;Bahri&quot; </b>is derived from the Arabic word &quot;Bahr&quot; (meaning &quot;sea&quot;), referencing the elite guard stationed on Roda Island in the Nile River during the early Mamluk period. This geographic association became symbolic of the dynasty. The Bahri rulers emphasized ties to their Turkic heritage and often patronized art, architecture, and literature influenced by their Turkic roots.<br /> <br /> </li> <li><b>&quot;Burji&quot;</b> comes from the Arabic word &quot;Burj&quot; (meaning &quot;tower&quot;), referencing the elite Circassian Mamluks who were garrisoned in the towers of the Cairo Citadel. These rulers were predominantly Circassians, recruited from the Caucasus region.<br /> </li> </ul><p><b>Post your coins of the Slave Kings of Delhi or the Mamluk Sultanate, or anything else you find interesting or entertaining. </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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