Muslim fortresses in the Levant between crusaders and Mongols
Title:
Muslim fortresses in the Levant between crusaders and Mongols
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Raphael, Kate.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
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xvi, 265 p. : ill., maps.
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Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; 23
Culture and civilisation in the Middle East ; 23.
Contents:
Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries: -- Muslims' apprenticeship -- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses -- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) -- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century -- Military architecture versus political and military organization.
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