Muslims, Mongols and crusaders : an anthology of articles published in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / compiled and introduced by G.R. Hawting.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hawting, G. R. (Gerald R.), 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic Empire--History.

Islamic Empire.

History.

Crusades.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 282 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.

Summary:

The period from about 1100 to 1350 in the Middle East was marked by continued interaction between the local Muslim rulers and two groups of non-Muslim invaders: the Frankish crusaders from Western Europe and the Mongols from northeastern Asia. In deflecting the threat those invaders presented, a major role was played by the Mamluk state which arose in Egypt and Syria in 1250. The Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies has, from 1917 onwards, published several articles pertaining to the history of this period by leading historians of the region, and this volume reprints some of the most important and interesting of them for the convenience of students and scholars.

Contents:

Introduction / G.R. Hawting.

1. Qasida on the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols / J. de Somongyi.

2. Notes on the Arabic materials for the history of the early Crusades / H.A.R. Gibb.

3. Influence of Chengiz Khan's Yasa upon the general organization of the Mamluk state / A.N. Poliak.

4. Studies on the structure of the Mamluk army [I] / D. Ayalon.

5. Studies on the structure of the Mamluk army [II] / D. Ayalon.

6. Studies on the structure of the Mamluk army [III] / D. Ayalon.

7. Saladin and the Assassins / B. Lewis .

8. Position and power of the Mamluk sultan / P.M. Holt .

9. Cassiodorus and Rashid al-Din / D.O. Morgan.

10. Treaties of the early Mamluks with the Franks / P.M. Holt.

11. The Momgol Empire (review article) / D. Morgan.

12. Saladin and his admirers: a bibliographical assessment / P.M. Holt .

13. Observations on the 'Abbasid caliphate of Cairo / P.M. Holt .

14. The 'Great Yasa of Cingiz Khan' and Mongol law in the Ilkhanate / D.O. Morgan.

15. The Ilkhan Ahmad's embassies to Qalawun: two contemporary accounts / P.M. Holt.

16. The Crusades of 1239-41 and their aftermath / P. Jackson.

17. Secret History of the Mongols: fresh revelations / T.H. Barrett.

18. Ghazan, Islam and Mongol tradition: a view from the Mamluk sultanate / R. Amitai-Preiss.

19. Marco Polo and his 'Travels' / P. Jackson.

Notes:

Selected articles from the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

070071393X

9780700713936

0415450969

9780415450966

OCLC:

55801202

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