SLAVE SOLDIERS VS. SLAVE SOLDIERS LET'S GOOOOO

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SLAVE SOLDIERS VS. SLAVE SOLDIERS LET'S GOOOOO
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Explanation: The Mamluks were a (technically) enslaved caste of soldiers in medieval (and early modern) Egypt. They initially were cavalrymen and horse archers, and made their reputation as a fighting force by these skills.

The Ottoman Empire, centered around modern-day Turkiye, defeated the Mamluks decisively with some slave soldiers of their own - the Janissaries! But the Janissaries were not only more professionally drilled and trained, with increasingly recognizable ‘professional’ mien to their organizational structure, but brought along an exciting new weapon - firearms!

They blasted the Mamluks away, and the Ottoman Empire took over Egypt for some 300 years.

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yo I learn so much bc of memes. I think ur talking about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman%E2%80%93Mamluk_War_(1516%E2%80%931517)

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Yep! In particular, one can point to Yaunis Khan, where a force of 5,000 Ottomans who were equipped and trained with firearms completely obliterated an army twice their size.

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