This week, we’ve posted extended lore about the history of the Iron Sultanate! More specifically, that of the Mamluk Faris, an elite warrior caste whose past is steeped in greed, corruption and betrayal…
The incredible artwork is by the legendary Adrian Smith! www.trenchcrusade.com/lore/mamluk-...
The incredible artwork is by the legendary Adrian Smith! www.trenchcrusade.com/lore/mamluk-...
Mamluk Faris - Trench Crusade
The past of the Mamluk Faris is a dark one, laced with greed, corruption and betrayal.
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February 19, 2026 at 12:48 PM
This week, we’ve posted extended lore about the history of the Iron Sultanate! More specifically, that of the Mamluk Faris, an elite warrior caste whose past is steeped in greed, corruption and betrayal…
The incredible artwork is by the legendary Adrian Smith! www.trenchcrusade.com/lore/mamluk-...
The incredible artwork is by the legendary Adrian Smith! www.trenchcrusade.com/lore/mamluk-...
Mamluk Faris - Fierce Old Warriors Part of the Iron Sultanate
Fun Art & Design I got to do for @trenchcrusade.bsky.social
Fun Art & Design I got to do for @trenchcrusade.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Mamluk Faris - Fierce Old Warriors Part of the Iron Sultanate
Fun Art & Design I got to do for @trenchcrusade.bsky.social
Fun Art & Design I got to do for @trenchcrusade.bsky.social
Vidaar's office at the Ministry of Finance.
Inspired by Mamluk-Anatolian architecture!
#OCsky #betweenthesandandthesea #conceptart
Inspired by Mamluk-Anatolian architecture!
#OCsky #betweenthesandandthesea #conceptart
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Vidaar's office at the Ministry of Finance.
Inspired by Mamluk-Anatolian architecture!
#OCsky #betweenthesandandthesea #conceptart
Inspired by Mamluk-Anatolian architecture!
#OCsky #betweenthesandandthesea #conceptart
September 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Archaeologists near Cairo’s Saladin Citadel uncovered a Mamluk-era water system with deep wells, waterwheels, stone channels, and support facilities, plus the remains of a mosque, burials, coins, jewelry, and other artifacts — offering new insight into medieval Cairo’s engineering and daily life.
Mamluk-era water system and mosque uncovered near Cairo’s Saladin Citadel | Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists uncovered a Mamluk-era water system, mosque, wells, and waterwheels near Cairo's Saladin Citadel.
archaeologymag.com
June 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Archaeologists near Cairo’s Saladin Citadel uncovered a Mamluk-era water system with deep wells, waterwheels, stone channels, and support facilities, plus the remains of a mosque, burials, coins, jewelry, and other artifacts — offering new insight into medieval Cairo’s engineering and daily life.
August 20, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Actually, Tarot is appropriating Mamluk culture
hello everybody and welcome to the Fall 2023 Discourse Games, where we will compete to see who can make the best New Discourse! the rules are thus:
November 1, 2023 at 8:30 PM
Actually, Tarot is appropriating Mamluk culture
Mamluk portrait based on a painting by Horace Vernet.
December 6, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Mamluk portrait based on a painting by Horace Vernet.
April 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
New arrival!
"Political thought in the Mamluk period: the unnecessary caliphate"
By Mohamad El-Merheb
"Political thought in the Mamluk period: the unnecessary caliphate"
By Mohamad El-Merheb
March 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New arrival!
"Political thought in the Mamluk period: the unnecessary caliphate"
By Mohamad El-Merheb
"Political thought in the Mamluk period: the unnecessary caliphate"
By Mohamad El-Merheb
Pwoofs... for an article on how to read concepts of blackface in Mamluk-era materials
May 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pwoofs... for an article on how to read concepts of blackface in Mamluk-era materials
📖Just published: Daisy Livingston's book on the archival history of the Mamluk sultanate of Cairo📖
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-managin...
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-managin...
June 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
📖Just published: Daisy Livingston's book on the archival history of the Mamluk sultanate of Cairo📖
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-managin...
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-managin...
In the early 16th century Albrecht Durer produced 6 woodcuts of knot patterns, likely inspired by Mamluk decorative metalwork. Each knot is a group of intricately entwined infinity loops made up of repeating patterns that follow circular paths: publicdomainreview.org/collection/d...
May 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In the early 16th century Albrecht Durer produced 6 woodcuts of knot patterns, likely inspired by Mamluk decorative metalwork. Each knot is a group of intricately entwined infinity loops made up of repeating patterns that follow circular paths: publicdomainreview.org/collection/d...
WiP Mamluk Faris
Love the vibes of this sculpt, though I may not be doing it justice with paint.
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#trenchcrusade #minipainting #holyfireminis
Love the vibes of this sculpt, though I may not be doing it justice with paint.
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#trenchcrusade #minipainting #holyfireminis
May 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
WiP Mamluk Faris
Love the vibes of this sculpt, though I may not be doing it justice with paint.
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#trenchcrusade #minipainting #holyfireminis
Love the vibes of this sculpt, though I may not be doing it justice with paint.
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#trenchcrusade #minipainting #holyfireminis
textile fragment, mamluk egyptian (c. 1200s-1300s CE), woodblock print on cotton
![woodblock printed textile with repeating fish pattern. Mamluk Egypt adopted the technique by way of India.
[CMA 1929.845]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i7z25w5g2kx45wn5ojohd46p/bafkreib4b4ri2736f44lentandqxak5uecgjingd33b4f3ue65lc3klexu)
May 21, 2026 at 4:04 AM
textile fragment, mamluk egyptian (c. 1200s-1300s CE), woodblock print on cotton
Enameled mosque lamp, Mamluk Egypt (ca. 1320). The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
February 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Enameled mosque lamp, Mamluk Egypt (ca. 1320). The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
February 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The last real stand against the Europeans using boats was at Diu in 1509, when a combined Calicut, Mamluk, and Ottoman fleet was annihilated by the Portuguese
December 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The last real stand against the Europeans using boats was at Diu in 1509, when a combined Calicut, Mamluk, and Ottoman fleet was annihilated by the Portuguese
Mamluk Faris model just dropped for #trenchcrusade yesterday so im in an arms race to get a display level one out asap. Im almost finished. #minipainting
January 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Mamluk Faris model just dropped for #trenchcrusade yesterday so im in an arms race to get a display level one out asap. Im almost finished. #minipainting
Today I’m teaching storytelling in the medieval Islamic world (or more specifically, one of its most consequential urban epicenters from the 13th-16th centuries, Mamluk Cairo). Here’s the problem with how most medievalists teach it…
November 25, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Today I’m teaching storytelling in the medieval Islamic world (or more specifically, one of its most consequential urban epicenters from the 13th-16th centuries, Mamluk Cairo). Here’s the problem with how most medievalists teach it…
BREAKING: Otto Kemp has conquered the Mamluk Sultanate
September 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
BREAKING: Otto Kemp has conquered the Mamluk Sultanate