“Over 500 Years of Mamluk Rule in the East: Navigating the Turbulent Migration and Military Alliances”
Amidst the challenging circumstances faced by ethnic groups residing in Central Asia, particularly in the regions known as the Turkic lands, these communities began migrating to more civilized areas. The desire to enlist them in the conflicting and warring Islamic kingdoms, as well as their engagements with the Christian kingdoms, motivated the receiving lands to accept and recruit them into their armies. This was done to leverage the combat experience developed by these people due to the harsh conditions they endured. The Mamluk warrior, renowned for their unwavering commitment to battle, emerged as one of the finest fighters. Lacking affiliations or escape routes, the Mamluk fighter was a product of harsh lands and upbringing, molded in an environment rife with difficulties.
Growing up in an area teeming with challenging circumstances, the Mamluk witnessed daily clashes between Turkish tribes, inhabitants of the Turkic lands. Tales of killing and enslavement became ingrained in the collective memory of these people. Thus, when they migrated to new environments, all these challenging conditions became, for them, a natural part of daily life.
