Chronicles of Qalwn and his son al-Ashraf Khall

This volume provides translations of texts on the Mamluk Sultan Qalawun (1279-90) and his son al-Malik al-Ashraf (1290-93), which cover the end of the Crusader interlude in the Syrian Levant.

Autorentext

David Cook is professor of religion at Rice University, US. His areas of specialisation include early Islamic history and development, Muslim apocalyptic literature, radical Islam, historical astronomy, and Judeo-Arabic literature. His previous publications include 'The Book of Tribulations': The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition: An Annotated Translation by Nu`aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi (2017).

Inhalt

Introduction; Text 1a. Ibn Abd al- ahir, *Tashrif al-ayyam wa-l-u ur fi sirat al-Malik al-Man ur; Text 1b. Ibn Abd al- ahir, *al-Al af al-khafiyya min al-sira al-sharifa al-sul aniyya al-malikiyya al-ashrafiyya* (selections); Text 2. al-Ashraf's treaty with Jaime II of Aragon; Text 3. al-Shafi b. `Ali, al-Fa l al-ma'thur fi sirat al-Malik al-Man ur (selections); Text 4a. Baybars al-Man uri, Zubdat al-fikra; Text 4b. Baybars al-Man uri, al-Tu fa al-mulukiyya fi al-dawla al-Turkiyya; Text 4c. Baybars al-Man uri, Mukhtarat al-akhbar*