The Mongols were stopped at Ain Jalut by former slaves.

1250 · 1260 · 1517 · apart: 267 years

The Mamluks, warriors bought as boys and raised in barracks, ruled Egypt for 267 years, from 1250 to 1517, with sultans drawn from their own ranks.

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• Battle of Ain Jalut1260 · Ain Jalut. The Mamluks of Egypt under Qutuz and Baybars defeated a Mongol army in Palestine. The first major Mongol defeat in open battle halted their advance in the Middle East and saved Egypt.

13th century · 16th century

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