03357oam 2200733I 450 991082340890332120230725030637.01-136-92525-21-136-92526-01-283-03851-X97866130385170-203-84516-110.4324/9780203845165 (CKB)2670000000068316(EBL)589637(OCoLC)699474387(SSID)ssj0000471530(PQKBManifestationID)12124126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471530(PQKBWorkID)10427626(PQKB)11396358(OCoLC)699488919(MiAaPQ)EBC589637(Au-PeEL)EBL589637(CaPaEBR)ebr10442800(CaONFJC)MIL303851(EXLCZ)99267000000006831620180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMuslim fortresses in the Levant between crusaders and Mongols /Kate RaphaelAbingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (284 p.)Culture and civilization in the Middle East ;23Description based upon print version of record.1-138-78888-0 0-415-56925-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-261) and index.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.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 overCulture and civilisation in the Middle East ;23.FortificationEgyptHistoryTo 1500Military architectureEgyptHistoryTo 1500Siege warfareEgyptHistoryTo 1500Architecture, AyyubidEgyptArchitecture, MamelukeEgyptEgyptHistory, MilitaryTo 1500FortificationHistoryMilitary architectureHistorySiege warfareHistoryArchitecture, AyyubidArchitecture, Mameluke725/.18Raphael Kate.946574MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823408903321Muslim fortresses in the Levant4011939UNINA