It made me wonder, while alot of Mamelukes were slave soldiers gathered from around the islamic empires of the time (Mameluke != Ghulam, Mamelukes were white slaves, ghulam were black), what made the circassians "mamelukes"?
The reason I was asking is becuase I read in a history book, which i can't recall the name of becuase it was someones else's that said the circassians moved out of georgia due to constant external invasions and settled in egypt (term Sharkasi,Sharkas(singular)/Sharakisa(plural) was derived from Circassian). A useless note but I would like to mention becuase I found it interesting, earlier versions of mamelukes in combat wore georgian hats(long furry hats), whats the reason for that?
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