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'... a book that is as important as it is learned, and that offers us a thorough and illuminating study of a turning-point in the history of the Middle East and the Mediterranean world'. David J. Wasserstein, Mediterranean History Review
'Mongols and Mamluks is a welcome addition to the body of knowledge on the transition between the 'Abbasid and post-'Abbasid periods of Islamic History.' Dr Muhammad A. Jabbar Beg, Impact International
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For sixty years, from 1260 to 1323, the Mamluk state in Egypt and Syria was at war with the Ilkhanid Mongols based in Persia. This is the first comprehensive study of the political and military aspects of the early years of the war, from the battle of 'Ayn Jalut in 1260 to the battle of Homs in 1281. In between these campaigns, the Mamluk-Ilkhanid struggle was continued in the manner of a 'cold war' with both sides involved in border skirmishes, diplomatic manoeuvres, and espionage. Here, as in the major battles, the Mamluks usually maintained the upper hand, establishing themselves as the foremost Muslim power at the time. By drawing on previously untapped Persian and Arabic sources, the author sheds new light on the confrontation, examining the war within the context of Mongol/Mamluk relations with the Byzantine Empire, the Latin West and the Crusading states.
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'... a book that is as important as it is learned, and that offers us a thorough and illuminating study of a turning-point in the history of the Middle East and the Mediterranean world'. David J. Wasserstein, Mediterranean History Review
'Mongols and Mamluks is a welcome addition to the body of knowledge on the transition between the 'Abbasid and post-'Abbasid periods of Islamic History.' Dr Muhammad A. Jabbar Beg, Impact International
Product Description
For sixty years, from 1260 to 1323, the Mamluk state in Egypt and Syria was at war with the Ilkhanid Mongols based in Persia. This is the first comprehensive study of the political and military aspects of the early years of the war, from the battle of 'Ayn Jalut in 1260 to the battle of Homs in 1281. In between these campaigns, the Mamluk-Ilkhanid struggle was continued in the manner of a 'cold war' with both sides involved in border skirmishes, diplomatic manoeuvres, and espionage. Here, as in the major battles, the Mamluks usually maintained the upper hand, establishing themselves as the foremost Muslim power at the time. By drawing on previously untapped Persian and Arabic sources, the author sheds new light on the confrontation, examining the war within the context of Mongol/Mamluk relations with the Byzantine Empire, the Latin West and the Crusading states.
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Inside Another Edition of this Book Citations: This book cites 31 books | 9 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: royal mamluks, senior amirs, personal mamluks, young mamluks, bedouin leaders (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Golden Horde, Bar Hebraeus, Lesser Armenia, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Wail (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | |