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Definition of Mameluke in English: Mamelukenoun ˈmaməluːkˈmæməˌluk 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. 马穆鲁克(原中东部分地区一统治集团成员,该集团原为奴隶,曾统治过叙利亚[1260-1516]和埃及[1250-1517],后在奥斯曼帝国统治下的埃及在军界仍保持统治地位,直到1811年遭到总督穆罕默德·阿里的大屠杀) Example sentencesExamples - The battle was over in less than an hour and the Mamelukes fled, never again a force to be reckoned with.
- This time he was permitted to take with him a group of courtiers and a dozen servants - his Mameluke bodyguard, a butler, a cook, three valets, three footmen, an accountant, a pantryman, and a lamp cleaner.
- I suspect this may be due to Turkish or Mameluke influence.
- In the 1770s the Mamelukes came to power in Egypt under the nominal overlordship of the Ottoman Turks.
- He ruled absolutely and brutally and kept the rival Mamelukes under his thumb completely.
- For his bravery in battle the Pasha's brother presented him with a jeweled sword that was the model for the Mameluke sword that Marine officers carry to this very day.
- However, the Mamelukes learned of this conspiracy, rose up against the governor and exiled him to Jaffa.
- The Mamelukes gradually rose to power through government service before seizing control of Egypt in 1250.
- But in a major battle, 1,000 of his cavalry would defeat 1,500 Mamelukes.
- Damascus became a provincial capital of the Mameluke Empire around 1260.
- France was on friendly terms with Turkey, and Egypt was at least nominally part of the Sultan's empire, though in fact it was ruled by the Mamelukes.
- Remarkable for their courage, pride, and cruelty, the Mamelukes waited fearlessly for the French armies.
- For the next 1,300 years, a succession of Arab, Mameluke, and Ottoman caliphs, beys, and sultans ruled the country.
- Michael Dummett proposes that the Mameluke cards originated from the Indian card game of Ganjifa.
- In 1517 the Ottoman Turks captured Cairo and overthrew the Mamelukes.
- At the end of the day, the Mameluke army had lost 5,000 men, while losses on the French side were barely 300.
- It previously belonged to the Mamelukes, the Crusaders, the Ottoman Turks, and then Britain.
- In Egypt, the Mamelukes actually seized power.
- Giovanni Mansueti's painting, St. Peter Baptizing Anianus, depicts Ottomans and Mamelukes mingling with Venetians.
- Up to fourteen thousand Mamelukes and a huge army were defeated by treachery and artillery.
OriginFrom French mameluk, from Arabic mamlūk (passive participle used as a noun meaning 'slave'), from malaka 'possess'. Definition of Mameluke in US English: Mamelukenounˈmæməˌlukˈmaməˌlo͞ok A member of a regime that formerly ruled parts of the Middle East. Descended from slaves, they 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. 马穆鲁克(原中东部分地区一统治集团成员,该集团原为奴隶,曾统治过叙利亚[1260-1516]和埃及[1250-1517],后在奥斯曼帝国统治下的埃及在军界仍保持统治地位,直到1811年遭到总督穆罕默德·阿里的大屠杀) Example sentencesExamples - This time he was permitted to take with him a group of courtiers and a dozen servants - his Mameluke bodyguard, a butler, a cook, three valets, three footmen, an accountant, a pantryman, and a lamp cleaner.
- The Mamelukes gradually rose to power through government service before seizing control of Egypt in 1250.
- But in a major battle, 1,000 of his cavalry would defeat 1,500 Mamelukes.
- Remarkable for their courage, pride, and cruelty, the Mamelukes waited fearlessly for the French armies.
- For his bravery in battle the Pasha's brother presented him with a jeweled sword that was the model for the Mameluke sword that Marine officers carry to this very day.
- In 1517 the Ottoman Turks captured Cairo and overthrew the Mamelukes.
- France was on friendly terms with Turkey, and Egypt was at least nominally part of the Sultan's empire, though in fact it was ruled by the Mamelukes.
- It previously belonged to the Mamelukes, the Crusaders, the Ottoman Turks, and then Britain.
- The battle was over in less than an hour and the Mamelukes fled, never again a force to be reckoned with.
- At the end of the day, the Mameluke army had lost 5,000 men, while losses on the French side were barely 300.
- Up to fourteen thousand Mamelukes and a huge army were defeated by treachery and artillery.
- Giovanni Mansueti's painting, St. Peter Baptizing Anianus, depicts Ottomans and Mamelukes mingling with Venetians.
- In the 1770s the Mamelukes came to power in Egypt under the nominal overlordship of the Ottoman Turks.
- In Egypt, the Mamelukes actually seized power.
- Michael Dummett proposes that the Mameluke cards originated from the Indian card game of Ganjifa.
- For the next 1,300 years, a succession of Arab, Mameluke, and Ottoman caliphs, beys, and sultans ruled the country.
- However, the Mamelukes learned of this conspiracy, rose up against the governor and exiled him to Jaffa.
- Damascus became a provincial capital of the Mameluke Empire around 1260.
- I suspect this may be due to Turkish or Mameluke influence.
- He ruled absolutely and brutally and kept the rival Mamelukes under his thumb completely.
OriginFrom French mameluk, from Arabic mamlūk (passive participle used as a noun meaning ‘slave’), from malaka ‘possess’. |