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Re:Who Were the Mamluks? by Symmetry on Thursday September 06, 2018 @10:48AM (#17926679)
I seem to recall that because the Mamluks were mostly Turkic their country was called "The home of the Turks" or essentially "Turkey" for a while.
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Re:Who Were the Mamluks? by mustaflex on Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:56AM (#17927143)
if I remember correctly one of the first of the Mamluk kings was named "bay pars" meaning rich leopard in turkish.
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