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Arabic
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Notes
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| Alama Sultaniya
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علامة سلطانية
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The mark or signature of the Sultan put on his decrees, letters and documents.
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| Al-Nafir al-Am
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النفير العام
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General emergency declared during war
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| Amir
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أمير
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Commander
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| Amir Akhur
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أمير آخور
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supervisor of the royal stable (from Persian آخور meaning stable)
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| Amir Majlis
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أمير مجلس
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Guard of Sultan's seat and bed
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| Atabek
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أتابك
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Commander in chief (literally "father-lord," originally meaning an appointed step-father for a non-Mamluk minor prince)
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| Astadar
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أستادار
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Chief of the royal servants
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| Barid Jawi
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بريد جوى
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Airmail (mail sent by carrier-pigeons, amplified by Sultan Baibars)
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| Bayt al-Mal
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بيت المال
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treasury
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| Cheshmeh
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ششمه
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A pool of water, or fountain (literally "eye"), from Persian چشمه
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| Dawadar
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دوادار
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Holder of Sultan's ink bottle (from Persian دواتدار meaning bearer of the ink bottle)
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| Fondok
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فندق
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Hotel (some famous hotels in Cairo during the Mamluk era were Dar al-Tofah, Fondok Bilal and Fondok al-Salih)
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| Hajib
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حاجب
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Doorkeeper of sultan's court
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| Iqta
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إقطاع
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Revenue from land allotment
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| Jamkiya
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جامكية
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Salary paid to a Mamluk
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| Jashnakir
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جاشنكير
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Food taster of the sultan (to assure his food and drink was not poisoned)
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| Jomdar
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جمدار
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An official at the department of the Sultan's clothing (from Persian جامهدار, meaning keeper of cloths)
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| Kafel al-mamalek al-sharifah al-islamiya al-amir al-amri
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كافل الممالك الشريفة الاسلامية الأمير الأمرى
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Title of the Vice-sultan (Guardian of the Prince of Command [lit. Commander-in-command] of the Dignified Islamic Kingdoms)
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| Khan
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خان
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A store that specialized in selling a certain commodity
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| Khaskiya
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خاصكية
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Courtiers of the sultan and most trusted royal mamluks who functioned as the Sultan's bodyguards/ A privileged group around a prominent Amir (from Persian خاصگیان, meaning close associates)
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| Khastakhaneh
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خاصتاخانة
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Hospital (from Ottoman Turkish خستهخانه, from Persian)
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| Khond
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خند
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Wife of the sultan
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| Khushdashiya
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خشداشية
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Mamluks belonging to the same Amir or Sultan.
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| Mahkamat al-Mazalim
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محكمة المظالم
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Court of complaint. A court that heard cases of complaints of people against state officials. This court was headed by the sultan himself.
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| Mamalik Kitabeya
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مماليك كتابية
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Mamluks still attending training classes and who still live at the Tebaq (campus)
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| Mamalik Sultaneya
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مماليك سلطانية
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Mamluks of the sultan;to distinguish from the Mamluks of the Amirs (princes)
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| Modwarat al-Sultan
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مدورة السلطان
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Sultan's tent which he used during travel.
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| Mohtaseb
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محتسب
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Controller of markets, public works and local affairs.
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| Morqadar
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مرقدار
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Works in the Royal Kitchen (from Persian مرغدار meaning one responsible for the fowl)
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| Mushrif
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مشرف
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Supervisor of the Royal Kitchen
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| Na'ib Al-Sultan
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نائب السلطان
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Vice-sultan
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| Qa'at al-insha'a
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قاعة الإنشاء
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Chancery hall
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| Qadi al-Qoda
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قاضى القضاة
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Chief justice
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| Qalat al-Jabal
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قلعة الجبل
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Citadel of the Mountain (the abode and court of the sultan in Cairo)
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| Qaranisa
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قرانصة
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Mamluks who moved to the service of a new Sultan or from the service of an Amir to a sultan.
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| Qussad
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قصاد
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Secret couriers and agents who kept the sultan informed
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| Ostaz
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أستاذ
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Benefactor of Mamluks (the Sultan or the Emir) (from Persian استاد)
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| Rank
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رنك
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An emblem that distinguished the rank and position of a Mamluk (probably from Persian رنگ meaning color)
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| Sanjaqi
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سنجاقى
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A standard-bearer of the Sultan.
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| Sharabkhana
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شرابخانة
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Storehouse for drinks, medicines and glass-wares of the sultan. (from Persian شرابخانه meaning wine cellar)
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| Silihdar
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سلحدار
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Arm-Bearer (from Arabic سلاح + Persian دار, meaning arm-bearer)
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| Tabalkhana
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طبلخانه
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The amir responsible for the Mamluk military band, from Persian طبلخانه
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| Tashrif
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تشريف
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Head-covering worn by a Mamluk during the ceremony of inauguration to the position of Amir.
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| Tawashi
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طواشى
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A Eunuch responsible for serving the wives of the sultan and supervising new Mamluks. Mamluk writers seem not to have consulted the eunuchs themselves about "their origins.[1]
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| Tebaq
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طباق
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Campus of the Mamluks at the citadel of the mountain
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| Tishtkhana
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طشتخانة
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Storehouse used for the laundry of the sultan (from Persian تشتخانه, meaning tub room)
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| Wali
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والى
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viceroy
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| Yuq
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يوق
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A large linen closet used in every mamluk home, which stored pillows and sheets. (Related to the present Crimean Tatar word Yuqa, "to sleep". In modern Turkish: Yüklük.)
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