Selections from Subh Al-A'Sha by Al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court: Egypt: �seats of Government� And �regulations of the

ISBN-13: 9780367877897 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 470 str.

Tarek Galal Abdelhamid; Heba El-Toudy

Opis

Subh al-A‘sha by al-Qalqashandi is a chancery clerk manual 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 Citadel and

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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







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

O autorze

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).