Some Researches Concerned with the Studies on the Military Organization of the Mamluks

• Main Author: Abdullah Mesut Ağır
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Gaziantep University 2015-12-01
• Series: Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences
• Subjects: Memlûklar; Tibâk; Askeri Teşkilat.; Mamlûks; Military Organization.
• Online Access: http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24223/256775?publisher=gantep

Military organization has always been a notable issue for the Turkish states in which they care. Turks, who reigned at different territories and found various states, had always regular and disciplined armies that were ready to battle. To conduct this deed more systematically, it is known that some of the Turkish states had military schools and sultans would show them great interest. As the other Turkish states did, Mamlûks, which had a remarkable importance at the Middle East, also made a point of the military organization. Many talented troops and future-oriented sultans, amirs and bureaucrats grew from the military schools (tibak) that was one of the main institution of the state. Due to its original characteristic, Mamluk military organization and structure of the state system has always engaged in attention of the researchers and and various books and articles has been written at this study area. In this paper, we will try to introduce some of the considerable researchers and their studies which contributes to the area