" Infighting among leaders of this polity took the life of one of its leaders, Qutuz, who coordinated a victory over Kitbuqa to repel an Ilkhanate invasion.
The two dynasties of this polity were "of the island" and "of the tower." Infighting among leaders of this polity took the life of one of its leaders, Qutuz, who coordinated a victory over Kitbuqa to repel an Ilkhanate invasion. In its later years, it was ruled by a line started by a Circassian named Barquq, the Burji dynasty. The Bahri dynasty founded this kingdom, which overthrew the Ayyubid sultan Turanshah after the defeat of Louis IX at Al Mansurah during the Seventh Crusade. One leader of this sultanate, Baibars, helped it turn back a Mongol invasion at Ain Jalut. For 10 points, name this regime of Turkish slaves who ruled Egypt from the 1200s to the 1500s.
The two dynasties of this polity were "of the island" and "of the tower.
{Mamluk} Sultanate [or {Mamluks}]