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Selections from Subh al-A'sha by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court: Egypt: �Seats of Government� and �Regulations of the Kingdom�, From Early Islam to the Mamluks book cover

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Selections from Subh al-A'sha by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court Egypt: �Seats of Government� and �Regulations of the Kingdom�, From Early Islam to the Mamluks

Edited By Tarek Galal Abdelhamid, Heba El-Toudy Copyright 2017
478 Pages
by Routledge

478 Pages
by Routledge

478 Pages
by Routledge
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Ṣubḥ al-A‘shā by al-Qalqashandī 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... Read more

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





    12. The Fatimid Palaces






    13. The Gates and Walls of Cairo






    14. The Neighbourhoods of Cairo






    15. The Mosques of Cairo






    16. The Madrasas of Cairo






    17. The Khanqas and Ribats of Cairo






    18. The Five-prayer Mosques






    19. The Hospital






    20. 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

Biography



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).



"This work represents a major addition to the existing translated texts covering Egypt in the medieval period. The astonishing depth and chronological coverage of this source guarantees its usefulness to scholars concerned either with Egypt or with the broader history of the Eastern Mediterranean, while the supplementary materials provided by the editors only increase its value."

- Nicholas Morton, Nottingham Trent University

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