The Ottomans and the Mamluks : imperial diplomacy and warfare in the Islamic world / by Cihan Yüksel Muslu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muslu, Cihan Yüksel, author.

Series:

Library of Ottoman studies ; Volume 36.

Library of Ottoman studies ; Volume 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mamelukes.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (594 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014.

Summary:

<">Beginning on the eve of Oceanic exploration, and the first European forays into the Indian Ocean and the Middle East, The Ottomans and the Mamluks traces the growth of the Ottoman Empire from a tiny Anatolian principality to a world power, and the relative decline of the Mamluks-historic defenders of Mecca and Medina and the rulers of Egypt and Syria. Cihan Yuksel Muslu traces the intertwined stories of these two dominant Sunni Muslim empires of the early modern world, setting out to question the view that Muslim rulers were historically concerned above all with the idea of Jihad against non-Muslim entities. Through analysis of the diplomatic and military engagements around the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, Muslu traces the interactions of these Islamic super-powers and their attitudes towards the wider world. This is the first detailed study of one of the most important political and cultural relationships in early-modern Islamic history."<">--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Transliteration and Diacriticals

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Apparatus of Diplomacy

Chapter 2: Perceptions in Transformation

Chapter 3: From Titulature to Geopolitical Affairs: An Age of Negotiations

Chapter 4: Imperial Ambition Resurrected

Chapter 5: Captivity Narratives to Peace Treaty: a New Era of Image Building

Chapter 6: From Warfare to Alliance: Intricacies of Imperial Diplomacy

Conclusion

Appendix I: Anatomy of a Typical Letter

Appendix II: Titulature

Appendix III: Envoys and Missions

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780755611485

0755611489

9780857735805

0857735802

OCLC:

897020573