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Events relating to the mamelukes
The caliphs in Baghdad begin to employ Turkish slaves, or Mamelukes, in their armies
At Ayn Jalut, near Nazareth, the Egyptian Mamelukes defeat the Mongol army of Hulagu - the first military setback for the Mongols
The new Mameluke dynasty in Egypt begins a systematic campaign to drive the Crusaders out of the Middle East
The Assassins are systematically destroyed by Baybars, the Mameluke sultan of Egypt
The Mamelukes control Palestine and Syria, bringing the region securely back into Muslim hands