Succession did not typically descend from a sultan to his sons, and the army usually chose the new sultan. The Ottomans routinely interfered in the choice of the new sultan. Mamluk sultans had numerous children who fought among themselves for the throne. Mamluk sultans rarely had children, so distant relatives competed who had no clear claim to the throne.

Word
Succession did not typically descend from a sultan to his sons, and the army usually chose the new sultan.
The Ottomans routinely interfered in the choice of the new sultan.
Mamluk sultans had numerous children who fought among themselves for the throne.
Mamluk sultans rarely had children, so distant relatives competed who had no clear claim to the throne.
Meaning
Why was political succession in the Mamluk Sultanate always unstable?
Part of speech
Pronunciation
Course
World History 1
Lesson
17.4 Review Questions
Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have an entire course teaching World History 1 grammar and vocabulary.

Start learning World History 1 now

You've reached your AI usage limit

Sign up to increase your limit.