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200 10$aMuslim fortresses in the Levant $ebetween crusaders and Mongols /$fKate Raphael
210  1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011.
215   $a1 online resource (284 p.)
225 1 $aCulture and civilization in the Middle East ;$v23
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-138-78888-0 
311   $a0-415-56925-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-261) and index.
327   $aAyyubid 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.
330   $aDuring 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
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606   $aArchitecture, Ayyubid$zEgypt
606   $aArchitecture, Mameluke$zEgypt
607   $aEgypt$xHistory, Military$yTo 1500
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615  0$aSiege warfare$xHistory
615  0$aArchitecture, Ayyubid
615  0$aArchitecture, Mameluke
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