Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period: An Extract from Ibn Fa?l Allah Al-'Umari's Masalik Al-Ab?ar Fi Mamalik Al-Am?ar

by D.S. Richards

Overview

Providing a modern English translation of a key selection of Ibn Fadl Allah al-'Umarī’s Masālik al-absār, this book offers a rich description of Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks in the first half of the fourteenth-century A.D. It provides a fascinating snapshot of the physical and administrative geography of this crucial region as well as insights into its society and the organization and functioning of the Mamluk state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315458793
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/06/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	320 KB

About the Author

D.S. Richards is an Emeritus Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Translation