Protectors or praetorians? : the last Mamlūk sultans and Egypt's waning as a great power / Carl F. Petry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petry, Carl F., 1943-

Series:

SUNY series in medieval Middle East history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--1250-1517.

Egypt.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 280 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1994]

Summary:

This analysis of state policy under the last two Mamluk rulers enables modern readers to observe a pivotal era in the history of Egypt and southwest Asia. Beset with external threats and internal dissent, the Mamluk Sultanate confronted profound challenges in its waning years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-263) and index.

ISBN:

0791421392 :

0791421406

OCLC:

29846581