Title: Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period
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.
Subjects: Egypt, history, Egypt, description and travel, Syria, description and travel, Mamelukes, History, Description and travel, Histoire, Mamelouks, Descriptions et voyages, General, Travel