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He had bought from the Tatars a number of Turkifli flaves 
from Kaptchak, to form a guard and marine. Thefe he raifed 
to the higheft employments ; and they became the famous 
Mamluks, who feized the fovereignty of Egypt. 
1 249. Turan Shah, fon of Malek. Next year he captures 
St. Louis, and his army of 20,000. On the ift May 1250, 
Turan Shah is mafTacred by the Mamluks, who aflign the fcep- 
tre to his ftep-mother, and afterwards to a boy of the Aiubite 
race, which in him clofed its domination over Egypt. 
MAMLUKS. 
SECT. I. 
Baharite Mamluks, 
These were fo ftyled, from having been originally employed 
as mariners on board the fhips of the Sultan of Egypt. They 
were Turks. 
A. D. 1254. Ezz-ed-din Moaz Ibegh was the flrfl fovereigii 
of this dynafty. He was affaffinated. 
1255. Nur-ed-din Ali, fon of Sultan Ezz-ed-din, followed. 
It 
