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• Chivalrous, ruthless and filthy rich. The Mamluks ruled Egypt for over 300 years.

  

• Slaves, warriors and spies. Get to know Tumanbay's key characters.

  

• In Our Time: The Mamluks

  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mamluks, medieval rulers of Egypt and Syria.

  

  Duration: 42:05

• Ibn Battuta was one of the world’s great travelers and travel writers of premodern times.

  

• The fascinating ways our predecessors attempted to locate the soul within the body.

  

• A barbarian demonstrates his lust for war

  Wolf proves his loyalty to Tumanbay in dramatic circumstances.

  Duration: 3:05

• A ship approaches Tumanbay, but all is not as it appears…

  Slave trader Ibn waits at the harbour as a ship carrying his wife and daughter arrives.

  Duration: 3:42

• Gregor tries to root out the spies in Tumanbay

  The Palace Guard questions Shajar's maid. Unfortunately, she has just poisoned herself…

  Duration: 3:01

• Tumanbay: Peace is an illusion

  Watch a preview of the epic ten-part drama inspired by the Mamluk slave dynasty of Egypt.

  Duration: 0:40