Selections from Subh al-A'sh¿ by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court

Egypt: "Seats of Government" and "Regulations of the Kingdom", From Early Islam to the Mamluks
Herausgegeben:Abdelhamid, Tarek Galal; El-Toudy, Heba

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Medieval Translations
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis; Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 725g
• ISBN-13: 9780367877897
• ISBN-10: 0367877899
• Artikelnr.: 58440491

Autorenporträt

Heba El-Toudy is an independent researcher and translator. Tarek Galal Abdelhamid is an assistant professor of architecture at MSA University, Egypt. His previous publications include The Mamluk Army (2013), War In the Mamluk Period (2013), A Concise History of North Syria in the Mamluk Period (2013) and Lectures on Computer Applications in Archaeology (2014, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents List of Maps Introduction Part I - The Seats of Government A - The First Seat of Government - Fustat 1. The Neighbourhoods of Fustat 2. The Houses of Fustat 3. The House of the Amir (D
r al-Im
ra) 4. The Expansion an Decline of Fustat 5. Al-Raw
a Island 6. The Establishment of al-Mahr
n
(Munsha'at al-Mahr
n
) 7. Al-
abash Pond (Birkat al-
abash) 8. The Mosques of Fustat 9. The Madrasas of Fustat 10. The Khanqas and Ribats of Fustat 11. The Hospital B- The Second Seat of Government - Cairo 12. The Fatimid Palaces 13. The Gates and Walls of Cairo 14. The Neighbourhoods of Cairo 15. The Mosques of Cairo 16. The Madrasas of Cairo 17. The Khanqas and Ribats of Cairo 18. The Five-prayer Mosques 19. The Hospital 20. Construction and Description of Cairo C- The Third Seat of Government - The Citadel D- Al-Qar
fa (The Cemetery) Part II - The Regulation of the Kingdom A- The First Status - Rulers Appointed by the Caliphate B- The Second Status -The Fatimids 1. The First Clause - Royal Instruments 2. The Second Clause - The Caliph's Warehouses 3. The Third Clause - The Armies 4. The Fourth Clause - The Holders of Offices 1. Holders of Offices in the Caliph's presence. 2. Holders of the Offices outside of the Caliph's presence. 5. The Fifth Clause - The Appearanc

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"This work represents a major addition to the existing translated texts covering Egypt in the medieval period. The astonishing depth and chronological coverage of this source guarantees its usefulness to scholars concerned either with Egypt or with the broader history of the Eastern Mediterranean, while the supplementary materials provided by the editors only increase its value."

- Nicholas Morton, Nottingham Trent University