Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Small water-basin | Around hegira 700 / AD 1300Mamluk | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | A small bowl embellished with scenes of hunting and jousting, both of which were popular Mamluk sports designed to demonstrate courage and endurance. |
Grenades | Hegira 6th century / post-AD 1184Ayyubid | Ajlun Archaeological Museum Ajlun, Jordan | Knowledge of explosive devices and projectiles was vital for effective warfare against the enemy. |
Page from a manuscript on horsemanship | Hegira 9th century / AD 15th centuryMamluk | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | To keep fit Mamluk knights regularly practised fencing, weight-lifting and swimming. |
Ajlun Castle | Hegira 579–658 / AD 1184–1260Ayyubid–Mamluk | Ajlun, Jordan | Mamluks were trained in and stationed at citadels and fortresses. This one at Ajlun was strategically important, situated on the trade route between Syria and Egypt. |