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Egypt and Syria in the early Mamluk period : an extract from Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-'Umarī's Masālik al-Abṣār fī Mamālik al-Amṣār
- Title
- Egypt and Syria in the early Mamluk period : an extract from Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-'Umarī's Masālik al-Abṣār fī Mamālik al-Amṣār / translated by D.S. Richards.
- Author
- Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-ʻUmarī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, 1301-1349
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Richards, D. S. (Donald Sidney), 1935-
- Description
- 122 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Providing a modern English translation of a key selection of Ibn Fadl Allah al-Ùmari'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.
- Uniform Title
- Masâlik al-Abṣâr Fî Mamâlik al-Amṣâr. Selections. English
- Alternative Title
- Masâlik al-Abṣâr Fî Mamâlik al-Amṣâr.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Ibn Faḍl Allâh family -- The family tree -- Shihab al-Din (Ibn Faḍl Allâh) al-'Umari -- His career -- His works -- The Masâlik al-Abṣâr -- The chapter on Egypt and Syria -- Key to abbreviated references -- The translation.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-1255
- ISBN
- 9781138208599
- 1138208590
- LCCN
- 2016037486
- OCLC
- 947794730
- Author
- Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-ʻUmarī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, 1301-1349, author.
- Title
- Egypt and Syria in the early Mamluk period : an extract from Ibn Faḍl Allāh al-'Umarī's Masālik al-Abṣār fī Mamālik al-Amṣār / translated by D.S. Richards.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1250-1517
- Added Author
- Richards, D. S. (Donald Sidney), 1935- translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-1255