ANCIENT ARAB SILVER TANKAS SHAHRUKH 1405-47 AD

Silver Coin as per image showing signs wear. weight 5.10 grams

Mamluk, also spelled Mameluke, slave soldier, a member of one of the armies of slaves established during the Abbasid era that later won political control of several Muslim states. Under the Ayyubid sultanate, Mamluk generals used their power to establish a dynasty that ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517.

With the Ottoman victories over the Mamluks in 1516–17, Egypt and Syria reverted to the status of provinces within an empire. The Ottoman empire also had slave soldiers.

 Although the Mamluk sultanate was destroyed, the Mamluks remained intact as a class in Egypt and continued to exercise considerable influence in the state.

Mamluk soldiers were responsible for first army to defeat the Mongol army.