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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
Box 1837 / 60 George Street
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-3188
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Their name--of the tower--comes from the fact that they ruled from the Citadel, the tower, east of Cairo. From 1382 to 1517 the Burji Mamluks ruled Egypt. The dynasty was founded by Barkuk, who had participated in a revolt that began in Syria and spread to Egypt. One of the most important accomplishments of the Burji Dynasty was the conquest of Cyprus, but ultimately the Ottomans conquered Egypt and Cairo. The Burji stayed on as the ruling class of Egypt, keeping some of their influence, but they were subject to the Ottomans. Most of the Burji were Circassian.