Homoerotic Liasons among the Mamluk Elite in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria
Homoerotic Liasons among the Mamluk Elite in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria By Everett K. Rowson Islamicate sexualities: translations across temporal geographies of…
The Feudal Revolution and Europe’s Rise: Institutional Divergence in the Christian and Muslim Worlds before 1500 CE
The Feudal Revolution and Europe’s Rise: Institutional Divergence in the Christian and Muslim Worlds before 1500 CE By Lisa Blaydes and Eric Chaney…
The Prince, the Assassin and the Mongols
On a night in June 1272, in the Crusader city of Acre, the English prince Edward and his wife Eleanor were asleep when a spy came asking to meet with Edward.
Some notes on the Portuguese and Frankish pirates during the Mamluk period (872-922AH./1468-1517AD.)
The Portuguese incursion not only posed a serious threat to Mamluk trade but also caused a rise in the cost of protecting that trade.
Revolt on the Nile: Economic Shocks, Religion and Institutional Change
Revolt on the Nile: Economic Shocks, Religion and Institutional Change By Eric Chaney Published Online (2010) Abstract: This paper uses over 700 years…
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare By Vassilios Christides To empolemo Byzantino – Byzantium at War, edited by Nicolas Oikonomides (Athens: Institute for…
The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start?
The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start? By Frédéric Bauden Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.13:1 (2009)…
Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks
Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks By Albrecht Fuess Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.5 (2001) Synopsis: This article…
The historiography of protest in late Mamluk and early Ottoman Egypt and Syria
The historiography of protest in late Mamluk and early Ottoman Egypt and Syria By Amina Elbendary IIAS Newsletter, Vol.43 No.9 (2007) Introduction: History…
Is Anyone my Guardian …? Mamluk Under Age Rule and the Later Qalawunids
‘Is Anyone my Guardian …?’ Mamluk Under Age Rule and the Later Qalawunids By Jo Van Steenbergen Al-Masaq, Vol. 19, No. 1 (2007)…
Development of construction techniques in the Mamluk domes of Cairo
Development of construction techniques in the Mamluk domes of Cairo By Barbara Cipriani Master’s Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005 Abstract: This dissertation…
Shajar al-Durr: A Case of Female Sultanate in Medieval Islam
While women were occasionally able to influence matters of rule in Medieval Islam, it is likely that only three reached a formal position of power.
The role of agriculture in Mamluk-Jordanian power relations
The role of agriculture in Mamluk-Jordanian power relations By Bethany J. Walker Bulletin d’Etudes Orientales, Vol.57, Suppl. (2008) Introduction: Power politics between rulers and ruled…
Ayn Jalut: Mamluk Sucess or Mongol Failure?
Ayn Jalut: Mamluk Sucess or Mongol Failure? By John Masson Smith, Jr. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 44:2 (1984) Introduction: The battle of…
Courtly Patronage of Ancient Sciences in Post-Classical Islamic
Courtly Patronage of Ancient Sciences in Post-Classical Islamic By Sonja Brentjes Al-Qanṭara, Vol.29:2 (2008) Abstract: In this paper I study evidence for courtly patronage for…
The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start?
The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start? By Frédéric Bauden Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.13:1 (2009) Introduction: The…
Military Slavery in the Islamic World: 1000 Years of a Social-Military Institution
From its first clear appearance in the early ninth century of the Common Era, to the extinguishing of its last embers in the nineteenth century, military slavery has played a significant – even decisive role – in the military, political, economic, social and even cultural history of the region from Central Asia to Egypt, and perhaps beyond.
The Financial Reforms of Sultan Qāytbāy
The Financial Reforms of Sultan Qāytbāy By Igarashi Daisuke Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.13:1 (2009) Introduction: The expansion of the Ottoman Empire from the middle of…
Symbiotic Relations: Ulama and the Mamluk Sultans
Symbiotic Relations: Ulama and the Mamluk Sultans By Yaacov Lev Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.13:1 (2009) Introduction: The ulama played a vital role in the…
Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch. The case of the Mamluk sultan Baybars and the Ilkhans in the 13th century
Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch. The case of the Mamluk sultan Baybars and the Ilkhans in the 13th century By Denise Aigle Representing…
The Egyptian Specie Market and the Gold Crisis of the Fifteenth Century
The Egyptian Specie Market and the Gold Crisis of the Fifteenth Century By Ian Blanchard Lecture presented at the École des Hautes Études en…
Gunpowder Composition for Rockets and Cannon in Arabic Military Treaties of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
Gunpowder Composition for Rockets and Cannon in Arabic Military Treaties of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries By Ahmad Y. al-Hassan ICON (International Committee…