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[history=on]There are several definitions of Mamluks. The one I was referring to were the Mamluk horse archers of the Anatolian region of southeastern Turkey. During the First Crusade the Crusaders were to cross the Anatolian desert to get to Jerusalem. The Mamluks were sent to impede the progress of the Crusaders. The desert was very hot so the Crusaders rode through the region without their armor on. The Mamluks would ride up and fire a few dozen arrows at the Crusaders. The Crusaders would have to stop, put their armor on to fight back. Once their armor was on the Mamluks would run away leaving the knights boiling in metal armor in the middle of the desert. The knights would wait until they couldn't take it anymore, and then they would have to take their armor off which would once again bring the Mamluks back.

The Crusaders were supposed to cross the Anatolian Desert in eight weeks, because of the Mamluks, it took them more than eight months. So if someone is impeding your progress to the point of frustration, you could accurately feel they are channeling their inner Mamluk.[history=off]