They controlled the collection of customs duties at Jiddah, and one of them, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, named himself sultan of India in 1206.
They controlled the collection of customs duties at Jiddah, and one of them, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, named himself sultan of India in 1206. Weakening politically when they began to base their civil service hierarchy on racial policies that rewarded Circassian descent, this group's dynasty was founded thanks to the machinations of Saif ad-Din Qutuz and the invasion of the Seventh Crusade, and is divided into Bahri and Burji periods. They rebelled against their Ayyubid masters and reigned from 1250 to 1517. Famously headed by Baybars, FTP, name this military caste that ruled Egypt for three centuries, and whose name reflects their origin as slave soldiers.
They controlled the collection of customs duties at Jiddah, and one of them, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, named himself sultan of India in 1206.
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