Who are your Muslim heroes?

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Re: Who are your Muslim heroes?

@Das Reich

MS I thoughts mongols were stopped at ayn -e-jalut by mamluks who were non-arabs from central asia , how can arabs get credit for that?
good thing you mentioned Berke I was not aware that he laid the groundwork for the victory

Berke Khan had several important contributions to the victory at ayn-e-jalut

1. He ordered all troops loyal to him in the Mongol army facing the mamluks not to fight the Mamluks, so the Mongol force lost soldiers that way even before the battle started.

but most importantly,
2) His declaration of war on the IlKhanate to avenge the sack of baghdad meant that most of the Mongol army was sent to fight Berke Khan and the Mamluks only had to face a small fraction on Mongol Strength.

Without Berke Khan, the entire might of the Mongol nation would have been brought down to bear on the Mamluks; and if the Mamluks fell then the Mongols would surely have raced to seize Jerusalem, Mecca and Medina.