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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460458403321

Autore

Raphael Kate

Titolo

Muslim fortresses in the Levant : between crusaders and Mongols / / Kate Raphael

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-92526-0

1-283-03851-X

9786613038517

0-203-84516-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; ; 23

Disciplina

725/.18

Soggetti

Fortification - Egypt - History - To 1500

Military architecture - Egypt - History - To 1500

Siege warfare - Egypt - History - To 1500

Architecture, Ayyubid - Egypt

Architecture, Mameluke - Egypt

Electronic books.

Egypt History, Military To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries: -- Muslims' apprenticeship -- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses -- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) -- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century -- Military architecture versus political and military organization.

Sommario/riassunto

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant at the time of the Crusaders and the Mongol invasion, situating the study within a broad historical,



political and military context.Exploring the unification of Egypt with a large part of Syria and its effect on the balance of power in the region, Raphael gives a historical over