The Rise and Fall of a Muslim Regiment: The Manosauriyya in the First Mamluk Sultanate, 678/1279-741/1341 (Mamluk Studies)

Amir Mazor

ISBN 10: 3847104241 ISBN 13: 9783847104247

Published by V&R unipress GmbH 2015-09-16, 2015

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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.

About the Author: Dr. Amir Mazor works at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, department for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.

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Title: The Rise and Fall of a Muslim Regiment: The ...
Publisher: V&R unipress GmbH 2015-09-16
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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