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For More Than Half A Millenium The Mamluks - Military Slaves Emanating From The Steppes Of Southern Russia And Later From The Caucasus And The Balkans - Wielded Power Over Egypt. During This Time They Formed A Remarkable Political, Military And Economic Elite, Ruling As Sovereigns From 1250 To 1517 And, After The Ottoman Conquest Of Egypt, Regaining Much Of Their Former Paramountcy Under Turkish Supremacy. In This Collection Of Essays, Ulrich Haarman And Thomas Philipp Have Brought Together The Research Of Some Of The Most Distinguished Scholars In The Field To Provide An Accessible And Coherent Introduction To The Structure Of Political Power Under The Mamluks And Its Economic Foundations. The Essays Also Offer A Unique Insight Into The Mamluk Households And Their Relationship With The Indigenous Egyptian Population. Literary Offerings : A Genre Of Courtly Literature / P. M. Holt -- Rank-and-file Mamluks Versus Amirs : New Norms In The Mamluk Military Institution / Amalia Levanoni -- Mamluk Amirs And Their Families And Households / Donald S. Richards -- Joseph's Law--the Careers And Activities Of Mamluk Descendants Before The Ottoman Conquest Of Egypt / Ulrich Haarman -- The Re-em

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Author

Thomas Philipp; Ulrich Haarmann (eds.)

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521591157

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Islamic History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24