A member of a former military caste,originally composed of slaves from Turkey,that held the Egyptian throne from about1250 until1517 and remained powerful until1811.

• 马穆鲁克以前一个军事集团的成员，该集团原本是由土耳其的奴隶组成，约从1250年至1517年，这个集团控制着埃及的政权，直到1811年仍有影响力。