Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period : an extract from Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-ʿUmarī's Masālik al-Abṣār Fī Mamālik Al-Amṣār
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Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period : an extract from Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-ʿUmarī's Masālik al-Abṣār Fī Mamālik Al-Amṣār
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
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Masālik al-Abṣār Fī Mamālik Al-Amṣār
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [114]-119) and index
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Description
Providing a modern English translation of a key selection of Ibn Fadl Allah al-`Umari's Masalik al-absar, 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.
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