Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period
Subtitle: An Extract from Ibn Fa&#7693;l All&#257;h Al-'Umar&#299; Mas&#257;lik Al-Ab&#7779;&#257;r F&#299; Mam&#257;lik Al-Am&#7779;&#257;r
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781138208599
Subjects: Egypt, history; Egypt, description and travel; Syria, description and travel; Mamelukes
Description: Providing a modern English translation of a key selection of Ibn Fadl Allah al-`Umari's Masâlik al-Absâr, 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.