What specific characteristic enabled the Mamluk troops to defeat a Mongolian army at the Battle of Ayn Jalut?
a. Every individual Mamluk soldier spent his entire life training to be a soldier.
b. Mamluk forces created special phalanxes that were effective against the Mongols' horses.
c. Mamluk horses were faster and more agile.
d. Mongols did not have the special armor of the Mamluk soldiers.
e. Hailing from the same areas as the Mongols, using similar military techniques, and having similar knowledge of horses, the Mamluks were able to defeat the Mongols in battle.
e
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