Why were the early rulers of the ***** dynasty called the Mamluk Sultans ?

Question

With reference to the ** dynasty, answer the following questions:*

Why were the early rulers of the ***** dynasty called the Mamluk Sultans ?

Answer 1

The word Mamluk is an Arabic word that means ‘owned’. Since these Sultans were earlier either the slaves of the Turks or were the sons of the slaves, they were called Mamluk Sultans.