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Selections from Subh al-A'shā by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court Egypt: “Seats of Government” and “Regulations of the Kingdom”, From Early Islam to the Mamluks Routledge Medieval Translations Series

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateurs : Abdelhamid Tarek Galal, El-Toudy Heba

Couverture de l’ouvrage Selections from Subh al-A'shā by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court

?ub? al-A?sh?

by al-Qalqashand? 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-Qalqashand??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.

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 (Dār al-Imāra)




    4. The Expansion an Decline of Fustat




    5. Al-Rawḍa Island




    6. The Establishment of al-Mahrānī (Munsha'at al-Mahrānī)




    7. Al-Ḥabash Pond (Birkat al-Ḥabash)




    8. The Mosques of Fustat




    9. The Madrasas of Fustat




    10. The Khanqas and Ribats of Fustat




    11. The Hospital


    12. B- The Second Seat of Government – Cairo



    13. The Fatimid Palaces




    14. The Gates and Walls of Cairo




    15. The Neighbourhoods of Cairo




    16. The Mosques of Cairo




    17. The Madrasas of Cairo




    18. The Khanqas and Ribats of Cairo




    19. The Five-prayer Mosques




    20. The Hospital




    21. Construction and Description of Cairo


C- The Third Seat of Government – The Citadel

D- Al-Qarāfa (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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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).

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