What is won by the sword must be defended by the sword.
剣で得たものは剣で守る。

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Baibars
The Mamluk sultan who stopped the Mongol advance at Ain Jalut (1260) and systematically eliminated Crusader strongholds from the Levant (1223-1277). Baybars rose from slavery to supreme power, defending the Islamic world against its two greatest threats simultaneously while building the foundations of Mamluk dominance for two centuries.
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