Wafidiyya
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Wafidiyya' was the term given to Turks and Mongols
who exchanged military service to the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt in return for asylum.
Later on, their ranks were further bolstered by defecting Mongol tribes from the Ilkhanate
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Although they were highly effective nomadic horsemen, the Mamluk dynasty generally did not fully trusted these troops due to them often being related to enemies on the other side of the border.
Mongols
Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...
who exchanged military service to the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt in return for asylum.
Origins
After the Mongol invasion, of the mid east, a good number of displaced Turkish tribes fled to the Syiran border of the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, there they were granted lands in exchange for military service.Later on, their ranks were further bolstered by defecting Mongol tribes from the Ilkhanate
Ilkhanate
The Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate , was a Mongol khanate established in Azerbaijan and Persia in the 13th century, considered a part of the Mongol Empire...
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Although they were highly effective nomadic horsemen, the Mamluk dynasty generally did not fully trusted these troops due to them often being related to enemies on the other side of the border.