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Mamlukes

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Mamlukes (dynasty): see SLAVERY (ISLAM).

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