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12 Cards in this Set
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mamelukes
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military slaves, warriors for islam abbasids.
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caliph
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religious or political leader.
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sultan
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turkish king had political and military power, not religious.
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seljuks
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tribe of turks.
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vizier
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prime minister.
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malik shah
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most famous seljuk sulton, he built the mosque masid-i-jame and patronized intellectals and artists.
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shah
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seljuk ruler, persian word for king.
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saladin
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recaptured jerusalem for muslims, sigined truce with richard 1 of england.
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boyars
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class of russian nobles, descended from vikings ruling class.
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khanate
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mongol word for kingdom.
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horde
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mongol word for camp.
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czar
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russian versian of caesar.
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