This work analyzes the methods the Mamlūk Sultanate (1250–1517) used to train and educate its military and religious elite. Three separate classes of people are examined: the Mamlūks, the religious elite (‘ ulamā’) and finally the children of the Mamlūks (awlād al-nās). It is de…
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This study explores the social, cultural and political history of royal slavery in Kano Emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate between 1807–1903. The dissertation takes a comparative approach to the institution of royal slavery and argues that a “mamluk” style institution developed in …