The attitude of the Abbasid Caliphs in Egypt from the Internal Conflicts in Circassians mamluk Era (784-923 A.H / 1382-1517 A.D)

Abstract

Cairo became a new center for the Abbasid caliphate and replaced Baghdad since the Caliphate moved to it at the hands of the Turkish Mamluks (659 AH / 1260 AD), after its fall in Baghdad at the hands of the Mongols (656 AH / 1258 CE). The Abbasid caliphate in Egypt remained formative Its influence on religious matters only, without having political authority. Since the establishment of their state in Egypt, the Mamluks sought to legitimize their rule, since there is no legitimacy to rule among Muslims except with the mandate of the caliph.If the cruelty of the rulers of the Mamluks in Egypt and their tyranny of the caliphs and isolating them from the people in the era of their first state made the caliphs not dare the political ambition, they found a suitable opportunity for them to aspire to such a goal amid the internal strife and strife that characterized the Second Mamluk State. Has achieved a political role in the country, and expressed this through their position and participation in those conflicts, and this research focused on the position of some caliphs and their role in those events.