Title: The Middle East (141 BCE-2017) /
Authors: Shally-Jensen, Michael,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Middle East History Sources.; Middle East
Contents: Volume 1. Early, medieval, and early modern history -- The revolt of the Maccabees and Judean independence -- The Romans destroy the temple at Jerusalem -- Seeking advice from emperor Trajan regarding the Christians -- Novella 146: On Jews -- The Pact of Umar: Peace accord to the Christians of Syria -- Ibn Abd-el-Hakem on the Muslim conquest of Andalus -- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria -- Muhammad al-Mawardi on Qadis -- Excerpt from "The Capture of Jerusalem" -- Ibn Battuta makes the pilgrimage to Mecca and travels to Baghdad -- Ibn Battuta's travels in Cairo, Damascus, and Jerusalem -- Ibn Battuta's travels to Mali -- Surrender treaty of the kingdom of Granada -- Ottoman endurance and collapse -- Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji -- Battle of Navarino -- Firman of appointment of Muhammad Ali as Pasha of Egypt -- Proposal for the establishment of a native army in Algeria -- Letter threatening military reprisals by French on Moroccan pirates -- The conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 -- The Mahdi uprising -- The death of General Gordon of Khartoum -- Theodor Herzl on the Jewish state -- The battle of Omdurman -- Samori Ture captured -- The D'Arcy oil concession -- Proclamation of the young Turks -- Hussein-McMahon correspondence -- Sykes-Picot agreement -- Balfour declaration -- Resolution of the General Syrian Congress -- Palestine mandate.