At the top of the Mamluk ruling class was the ______, who controlled the annual purchases of slaves and commanded the largest cavalry regiment

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The sultan was at the top of the Mamluk ruling class, controlling the annual purchases of slaves and commanding the largest cavalry regiment. The Mamluks were a military caste that ruled Egypt and sometimes other parts of the Middle East from the 13th to the early 16th centuries.

At the Top of the Mamluk Ruling Class Was the ______