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Question
With reference to the Slave dynasty, answer the following question:
Why were the early rulers of the Slave dynasty called the Mamluk Sultans?
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Solution
The word Mamluk is an Arabic word that means ‘owned’. Since these Sultans were earlier either the slaves of the Turks or were the sons of the slaves, they were called Mamluk Sultans
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