The Mamluk Empire played a substantial role in shaping out the current country of Egypt. The Mamluk empire did not only shape the country, but it was also the people that lived in the Empire, their clothing , architecture, and the way that the empire was generally developed. For instance, clothing has historically determined the hierarchy of the social as well as the economic classes and their roles. Personal wealth was shown by ownership of certain types of clothing such as dresses and special aspects of clothing that was recorded of in 12th century Cairo, Egypt.
In fact, Mamluk means “Slaves Of War” in Arabic. Also known as the slave soldier or a member of one of the armies of slaves. These slaves were captured from war and were forced to make a living in their own ways in the cities that they were put in after losing the war. The Mamluks ruled for two periods of time: the first one was from 1250-1517 while the…show more content… In fact, the Mamluk empire gained economic power by playing an important role being the middlemen between the south, Southeast Asia, and Europe in the valuable spice trade that was a very big industry throughout the Empire. The Ottoman Empire had a strong relationship with the Mamluks because of the presence of the Venetian merchants on the Eastern coast of the Black Sea. Venice consistently was looking for favorable privileges that would benefit them for its merchants and through these efforts the Mamluks’ than became the main trading partner of the Europeans. Although, Iran did not have a strong link with the Mamluk Empire, the importance of the trade routes passing through Persian cities favored diplomatic achievements and, commercial exchange from the time of Mongol dominance in the region in the late thirteenth century down to the second term of rule of Mamluks from
