Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period : an extract from Ibn Fadl Allah al-'Umari's Masalik al-Absar Fi Mamalik al-Amsar / / translated by D.S. Richards

• Autore: Ibn Fadl Allah al-'Umari's Ahmad ibn Yahya <1301-1349., >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 956.91/02
• Soggetto topico: Mamelukes - History
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt History 1250-1517; Egypt Description and travel; Syria Description and travel
• Altri autori: RichardsD. S <1935-> (Donald Sidney)
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Ibn Fadl Allah family -- The family tree -- Shihab al-Din (Ibn Fadl Allah) al-'Umari -- The Masalik al-Absar -- The chapter on Egypt and Syria -- The translation.
• Sommario/riassunto: Providing a modern English translation of a key selection of Ibn Fadl Allah al-`Umari's Masalik al-absar, this book offers a rich description of Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks in the first half of the fourteenth-century A.D. It provides a fascinating snapshot of the physical and administrative geography of this crucial region as well as insights into its society and the organization and functioning of the Mamluk state.
• Titolo autorizzato: Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period
• ISBN: 1-315-45879-9; 1-315-45881-0; 1-315-45880-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158573903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II