Muslim fortresses in the Levant : between crusaders and Mongols / / Kate Raphael
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| Autore: |
Raphael Kate
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| Titolo: |
Muslim fortresses in the Levant : between crusaders and Mongols / / Kate Raphael
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 725/.18 |
| Soggetto topico: | Fortification - Egypt - History - To 1500 |
| Military architecture - Egypt - History - To 1500 | |
| Siege warfare - Egypt - History - To 1500 | |
| Architecture, Ayyubid - Egypt | |
| Architecture, Mameluke - Egypt | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Egypt History, Military To 1500 |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Muslim fortresses in the Levant |
| ISBN: | 1-136-92525-2 |
| 1-136-92526-0 | |
| 1-283-03851-X | |
| 9786613038517 | |
| 0-203-84516-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823408903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Culture and civilisation in the Middle East ; ; 23.