Mamluk (Mameluke) of Ottoman Imperial Guard. When Napoleon invaded Egypt it was the Mamluks who fought him. Mamluks lost power in massacre of 1811 instigated by Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769-1849) Aquatint c1820.
Mamluk (Mameluke) of Ottoman Imperial Guard. When Napoleon invaded Egypt it was the Mamluks who fought him. Mamluks lost power in massacre of 1811 instigated by Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769-1849) Aquatint c1820
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