Military organization[edit]

On a general level, the military during the Bahri dynasty can be divided into several aspects
1.Mamluks : the core of both the political and military base, these slave soldiers were further divided
into Khassaki (comparable to imperial guards), Royal Mamluks ( Mamluks directly under the
command of the Sultan) and regular Mamluks (usually assigned to local Amirs).
2.Al-Halqa : the primarily free born professional forces, they are also directly under the sultan's
command.
3.Wafidiyya : These are Turks and Mongols that migrated to the dynasty's border after the Mongol
invasion, typically given land grants in exchange for military service, they are well regarded forces.
4.Other levies : Primarily Bedouin tribes, but also on different occasions also different groups
of Turkomans and other settled Arabs.

Medieval Cairo
n 1250 slave soldiers, known as the Mamluks, seized control of Egypt and like many of their
predecessors established Cairo as the capital of their new dynasty. Continuing a practice started by
the Ayyubids, much of the land occupied by former Fatimid palaces was sold and replaced by newer
buildings.[24] Construction projects initiated by the Mamluks pushed the city outward while also
bringing new infrastructure to the centre of the city.[25] Meanwhile, Cairo flourished as a centre
of Islamic scholarship and a crossroads on the spice trade route among the civilisations in AfroEurasia. By 1340, Cairo had a population of close to half a million, making it the largest city west
of China.[26]

Equipment[edit]

Turkish Bow[edit]
The Turkish bow is a recurved composite bow used in the Ottoman Empire. The construction is
similar to that of other classic Asiatic composite bows, with a wooden core (maple was most
desirable), animal horn on the belly (the side facing the archer), and sinew on the front, with the
layers secured together with Animal glue. However, several features of the Turkish bow are distinct.
The curvature tends to be more extreme when the bow is unstrung, with the limbs curling forward
into the shape of the letter "C". With some bows, the rigid tips of the limbs ("kasan") even touch. The
grip area is not recessed like other Asianic bows and is fa