Military personnel who lived under the rule of Islam during the Middle Ages, irrespective of their religion, ethnicity or language. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.

Oct 1, 2004 · Many examples of Islamic arms and armor are especially noteworthy for their opulent decoration, a fact for which they were already renowned in the Middle Ages.

A Muslim elite soldier equipped for infantry warfare. Wearing an Iron-bronze helmet, as armor he is wearing a chain mail hauberk , and lamellar leather armor. His sword is hung from a baldric, …

Thousands of enemy soldiers who had converted to Islam began to be recruited into the army. In this way, among the Arab soldiers found their place Persians, Byzantines and later North …

Nov 3, 2024 · Furusiyyah knights played a pivotal role in the military culture of Islamic societies. They served as elite cavalrymen, adept at both mounted combat and ground warfare. Their …

The Mamluk sultanate came into being in 1250 after the mamluks overthrew the last Ayyubid ruler and proclaimed one of their own sultan. The mamluks were elite slave soldiers who served the …

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Medieval Islamic armies were well trained and flexible enough to defeat numerous opponents such as the Byzantines, Europeans, Sassanian Persians, and various Turkic peoples. This …

The Arabs had encountered Daylami soldiers long before trying to subdue the region or before the great Daylami expansions of the 10th century. In fact, in 570 the Sasanian shahanshah, …

Farfanes (sing. farfan) were soldiers hailing mostly from the Christian Iberian kingdoms in the later Middle Ages fighting as mercenaries for the various Muslim dynasties of the Western …

May 7, 2019 · Who Were the Moors and Andalusians? The 7th-8th-century Muslim forces of the Middle East espoused both mobility and tactical prowess, with their manpower mainly drawn …

formidable mercenaries in medieval Islamic armies. They were present in the forces of the Samanids and the Ghaznavids in the eastern parts of the Muslim world; they served the Ab …

Feb 27, 2016 · Over the course of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Christian kings of Aragon recruited thousands of foreign Muslim soldiers to serve in their armies and as …

Feb 28, 2025 · Saladin set about taking control of Nur al-Din’s empire. He returned to Syria with an army and secured Damascus; he married his former patron’s widow, Ismat al-Din …

Mar 29, 2020 · Baybars’ story is exemplary of the careers of many slave soldiers of the medieval and early modern Muslim world. He rose from being a refugee and slave to become a soldier, …

In the case of soldiers, an added challenge arises, since soldiers generally travel in huge groups. This produces its own unique dangers for health. In this text, Al-Rāzī grouped his instructions …

2 days ago · Antisemitism - Medieval Europe, Prejudice, Persecution: Religious attitudes were reflected in the economic, social, and political life of medieval Europe. In much of Europe …

1 day ago · Recognizing her leadership, the military elite chose her as Sultana in 1250, making her one of the most powerful women in medieval Islamic history. Despite her effective rule, …

The Muslim military vessels could reached as far as Tarsus from Jazirat al-Rawda. [260] Hourani mentions the wood materials were imported from Syria for ... held that medieval juristic …