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Selections from Subh al-A'sha by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court - Egypt: Seats of Government and Regulations of the Kingdom , From Early Islam to the Mamluks (Hardcover)
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Selections from Subh al-A'sha by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court - Egypt: Seats of Government and Regulations of the Kingdom , From Early Islam to the Mamluks (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Medieval Translations
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Subh al-A'sha by al-Qalqashandi is a manual for chancery clerks
completed in 1412 and a vital source of information on Fatimid and
Mamluk Egypt which, for the first time, has been translated into
English.The text provides valuable insight into the Mamluk and
earlier Muslim eras. The selections presented in this volume
describe Cairo, Fustat and the Cairo Citadel and give a detailed
picture of the Fatimid (AD 969-1172), Ayyubid (AD 1172-1250) and
Mamluk (AD 1250-1412) court customs, rituals and protocols, and
depict how the Mamluk Sultanate was ruled. It also contains a
wealth of details covering the geography, history and state
administration systems of medieval Egypt. An introduction preceding
the translation contextualizes al-Qalqashandi's role and manu
script, as well as introducing the man himself, while detailed
notes accompany the translation to explain and elaborate on the
content of the material. The volume concludes with an extensive
glossary of terms which forms a mini-encyclopaedia of the Fatimid
and Mamluk periods. This translation will be a valuable resource
for any student of medieval Islamic history.
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