The Rise of the European Emperor

Why go to Egypt to buy desert slaves and camels? Don't other North African countries like Morocco and Algeria also have it?

This starts with Marin's political considerations...

How did the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt thrive? spices! The relationship between the Mamluk dynasty and India is very close, and Indian spices have always been shipped from India first, then passed through the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea, and then passed through the territory of the Mamluk dynasty, transported to Alexandria, and then sold to The Merchant of Venice.

It can be said that this business of changing hands and reselling spices made the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt reap huge profits. In other words, the spice trade was the economic lifeline of the Mamluk dynasty.

The Mamluk dynasty of Egypt was far more dependent on India than that. In addition to spices, the Mamluk dynasty also needed to import a large amount of war horses and Uzi steel from India.

What? You said that the Mamluk dynasty imported war horses from India? Yes, indeed. This is because the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt lacked areas for horse production.

The territory of the Mamluk dynasty mainly includes Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and the Hijaz region along the Red Sea coast in western Saudi Arabia.

But the problem is that most of these areas are arid and semi-arid areas. Only the Syrian area is better and can produce more horses. In other areas, it is too dry. Although the famous Arabian horses are also produced, because there are too few grasslands and too many deserts, the production of Arabian horses is not large, but there are more camels...

However, the number of horses produced in Syria is limited, and it is impossible to provide enough horses for the tens of thousands of Mamluk cavalry of the Mamluk dynasty.

It is said that due to the shortage of horses, the Mamluk cavalry had only one horse when they dispatched troops, and then they would take a camel as a replacement mount, and were responsible for carrying the armor and supplies of the Mamluk cavalry.

What if there is a shortage of horses? Of course it is to buy! After all, the Mamluk dynasty made a lot of money from the spice trade, not bad for buying horses. But the problem is that Turkey, north of the Mamluk dynasty, does not deal with the Mamluk dynasty.

The relationship between the Aries Dynasty and the Mamluk Dynasty in the east is also tense because of the competition in Iraq. And the Persian Safavid Empire, which was replaced by the newly defeated Aries Dynasty, belonged to his Shia sect, and was naturally the deadly enemy of the Sunni Mamluk Dynasty...

Therefore, the Mamluk dynasty could only choose to buy war horses from India. The Mawarima produced in western India is also very good. As the descendants of Arabian horses, Mawari horses not only have the characteristics of Arabian horses, but also can withstand hot and humid climates. They belong to the first-class war horses. This is also one of the reasons why Marin wanted to go to India to buy horses, because he also took a fancy to Mawari horses.

In the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, it is said that only the Sudanese soldiers and some elite troops can ride Mawari horses...

And wootz steel, let alone. The Damascus scimitar used by the Mamluk cavalry relies heavily on Uzi steel imported from India. Without Wootz steel, it is impossible to make a Damascus machete.

It can be said that the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt relied on India in all aspects. Not only the spices that are the lifeblood of the economy, but also the horses and weapons that are the lifeblood of the military are also heavily dependent on imports from India.

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But the problem is that after Spain and Portugal opened up the Indian route, they were not satisfied with only getting some spices, but wanted to monopolize the trade of spices.

Therefore, the combined fleet of Spain and Portugal is now raging on the Arabian Sea, specifically intercepting Arab merchant ships and preventing the Arabs from robbing the spice trade share.

It was enough for them to stop the spice trade, but later expanded the scope and directly prohibited Arab merchant ships from going to India. In this way, this also touched the lifeblood of the Mamluk dynasty.

Without the spice trade, the economy of the Mamluk dynasty would inevitably decline. Without the import of war horses and Uzi steel, the combat effectiveness of Mamluk cavalry will be seriously affected.

Therefore, in the original history, the Mamluk dynasty would actively participate in the Diu naval battle,

Want to beat the Portuguese. After the failure of the Diu naval battle, the originally powerful Mamluk dynasty was doomed to decline. It was then destroyed by the Ottoman Turks in 1517.

In fact, Turkey has long wanted to get rid of the Mamluk dynasty. why? Because the Mamluk dynasty had a caliph...

After the Abbasid dynasty was overthrown by the Mongols, the survivors of the Abbasid family fled to Egypt to seek asylum. Then, the Mamluk dynasty supported the descendants of the Abbasid dynasty to restore the caliphate in Cairo. Of course, just puppets.

However, even if it is a puppet, Ottoman Turkey, which also belongs to the Allah camp, is coveted. After Ottoman Turkey became stronger, it has always had the ambition to rule the entire Allah world. Not to mention, the Mamluk dynasty also occupied the three holy cities of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.

However, the Mamluk Dynasty was also a powerful country before the spice trade, war horse trade and Uzi steel trade were destroyed by Europeans. Holding a Damascus scimitar and riding an excellent horse, the Mamluk cavalry is no less powerful than the Turkish cavalry. Therefore, Turkey had no choice but to endure.

It wasn't until the Mamluk dynasty lost the Diu naval battle and began to decline that Turkey began to really plan to eliminate the Mamluk dynasty and replace it. In the original history, they also did it. In the end, Turkey not only destroyed the Mamluk dynasty, but also took away the title of caliphate and the three holy cities, and became the true leader of the Allah world. The demise of the Mamluk dynasty also became a symbol of the growth of Ottoman Turkey into a giant empire.

For now, Turkey is just an ordinary power, stronger than France at most, and has not yet reached the level of beating Europe. They really have to wait until they have annexed the Mamluk dynasty to reach this level. For now, Turkey still needs to display heavy troops on the southern border to guard against the invasion of Mamluk cavalry, and it cannot let go to beat Europeans.

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In other words, after losing the spice trade, war horse trade and Uzi steel trade, the decline of the Mamluk dynasty is almost inevitable. Turkey, on the other hand, will inevitably take advantage of its decline to seize the land of the Mamluk dynasty.

But who is Marin? That is a time traveler. How can he, who is familiar with history, tolerate Turkey becoming stronger and beating the whole of Europe? You know, Turkey's main attack direction in Europe is Germany!

Therefore, for the sake of Germany, Marin did not allow Turkey to grow into a monster that swallowed the sky. To prevent Turkey from growing into a monster, the first step is to preserve the Mamluk dynasty.

Therefore, knowing that desert slaves and camels could be bought from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, Marin still chose to buy them from the Mamluk dynasty, which is considered a disguised support for the Mamluk dynasty.

As long as the Mamluk dynasty is not destroyed, Ottoman Turkey, which has not seized the seat of the caliphate and the three holy cities, will not even think about gaining prestige. If the prestige cannot be improved, it will not be able to grow into a terrifying "European bulldozer". With the Mamluk dynasty in check, Turkey cannot let go to invade Europe...

Of course, just buying a few slaves and a few camels will not help the Mamluk dynasty. In the future, Marin will increase its support for the Mamluk dynasty. If necessary, Marin even intends to provide cement and guns to the Mamluk dynasty to help the Mamluk dynasty build a stronger fortress and repel the Ottoman Turkish attack...