| Early Mamluk Diplomacy (1260-1290): Treaties of Baybars and Qal W N with Christian Rulers Contributor(s): Holt, P. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004102469 ISBN-13: 9789004102460 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1995 Annotation: "Early Mamluk Diplomacy is based on treaties between the Mamluk sultans of Egypt, Baybars (1260-77) and Qal?w?n (1279-90), and Christian rulers. The General Introduction describes the Arabic literary sources in which these treaties have been transmitted. Their status under Islamic law is examined, followed by a description of negotiation procedures, and an account of diplomatic relations with the Christian powers. Three treaties are with the military orders, four with Beirut, Tripoli, the Latin kingdom and Tyre, and four others with Lesser Armenia, Aragon, the Byzantine Empire and Genoa. Each section has an introduction giving its historical background. The work offers Islamic historians and European medievalists documentary evidence of a kind rare in pre-modern Middle Eastern history, casting light on commercial and social as well as diplomatic relations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 327.401 |
| LCCN: 95003021 |
| Series: Studies in the History of Religions, |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.56" W x 9.66" (1.31 lbs) 161 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Early Mamluk Diplomacy is based on treaties between the Mamluk sultans of Egypt, Baybars (1260-77) and Qal w n (1279-90), and Christian rulers. The General Introduction describes the Arabic literary sources in which these treaties have been transmitted. Their status under Islamic law is examined, followed by a description of negotiation procedures, and an account of diplomatic relations with the Christian powers. Three treaties are with the military orders, four with Beirut, Tripoli, the Latin kingdom and Tyre, and four others with Lesser Armenia, Aragon, the Byzantine Empire and Genoa. Each section has an introduction giving its historical background. The work offers Islamic historians and European medievalists documentary evidence of a kind rare in pre-modern Middle Eastern history, casting light on commercial and social as well as diplomatic relations." |
