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The Determining Role of the Zāhiriyya Faction in the Second Reign of al-Nāṣir Faraj
This paper examines the complex political and military dynamics during the second reign of al-Nasir Faraj (1405–1412) focusing on the transformation of central authority, the evolving function of the caliphate, and the role of elite military groups ...
Yusuf Ötenkaya
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Viziers in the Administrative System of Egypt under the Burji Mamluks
Among the least studied issues in the history of the Sultanate of the Mamluks, there are the principles and dynamics of the Mamluks’ interaction with the administrative system represented by the local elite.
Milana Yuryevna Ilyushina
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ABSTRACT This article examines gender diversity in Islamicate societies across historical and contemporary contexts, emphasizing the interplay between social norms, religious frameworks, and structural power. It addresses the methodological challenge of avoiding anachronistic applications of modern categories such as “gender” and “sexuality” to Muslim ...
Vanja Hamzić
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Vassal Mamluk rulers of Egypt and Syria in the service of the Ottomans
The fall of the Mamluk Sultanate under the onslaught of the Ottoman invasion in 1516-1517 turned the entire course of events both in Egypt and throughout the Muslim world.
Tamara Alexeevna Ryzhenkova
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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
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The Establishment of Ramadan Principality
Ramadan Principality is a Turkish state which was established in Cukurova, having Adana as center, in 14th century. Uc Ok Turcoman, constituting this state, were Turkish raider lords who served Mamluks from the beginning of the establishment. They showed
Fatma Akkuş Yiğit
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A Problematic Approach to Art in the Qur’an During the Mamluks
This study analyzes in a problematic context the manuscriptmushafs [written copies of the Qur’an] that have an independent place in Mamluk art. Themushafs that have survived from the 267-year Mamluk dynasty have such rich variety that they can be ...
Abdurrahim Ayğan
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ABSTRACT Satellite remote sensing is among the most significant modern methodologies supporting field archaeology. In addition to its efficiency in identifying archaeological sites, remote sensing offers a safe and cost‐effective approach in conflict zones.
Amal Al Kassem +5 more
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In 1840, the governor of Tunis, Ahmed Bey, established a military school within his palace of Bardo allowing some of the servants, the youngest mamlūks, to attend its courses.
M’hamed Oualdi
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The relations between the states of the Mamluks and the Golden Horde aimed at common interests were shaped and developed around the discourse of the common enemy.
Kazım Uzun
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