Muslim Fortresses in the Levant: Between Crusaders and Mongols

ISBN-13: 9781138788886 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 270 str.

Kate Raphael

Opis

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant in this period.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Ayyubid Fortresses in the Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries: Muslims' Apprenticeship  2. Mongolian Siege Warfare and the Defense of Mamluk Fortresses  3. Laying the Foundations: Fortification Work Conducted during the Reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalāwūn (1280-1290) and Al-Ashraf Khalīl (1290-1293)  4. Mamluk Power on Display: Fortifications in the Second Half of the Thirteenth Century  5. Military Architecture versus Political and Military Organization

O autorze

Kate Raphael is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Earth and Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. She received her PhD in Medieval Islamic studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and her research currently focuses on environmental disasters in the Medieval Middle East.