The rise and fall of a Muslim regiment : the Manṣūriyya in the first Mamluk sultanate, 678/1279-741/1341 /
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| Author / Creator: | Mazor, Amir, author. |
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| Imprint: | Göttingen : V&R Unipress, Bonn University Press, [2015] |
| Description: | 312 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mamluk studies ; volume 10 V&R Academic Mamluk studies ; v. 10. V & R Academic. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10739710 |
| Summary: | This book focuses on the Mansuriyya regiment, the mamluks of sultan al-Mansur Qalawun. It traces the lives of these mamluks during the career of their master Qalawun (ca. 1260-1290), the period they ruled the Sultanate of Egypt and Syria de jure or de facto (1290-1310), and their aftermath, during the third reign of sultan al-Nasir Muhammad b. Qalawun (1310-1341). Based on dozens of contemporary Arabic sources, the book traces the political and military events of the turbulent Mansuriyya period, as well as the basic military-political principles and socio-political practices that evolved during this period. It suggests that the Mansuriyya period marks the beginning of the demilitarization, or politicization, of the Mamluk sultanate. |
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| Item Description: | Dissertation. |
| Physical Description: | 312 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783847104247 3847104241 9783847004240 (online) |
