Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya : the contest for North Africa (12th and 13th centuries) /

Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya : the contest for North Africa (12th and 13th centuries) /

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Main Author: Baadj, Amar Salem (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

Series: Studies in the history and society of the Maghrib ; volume 7.

Subjects:

Saladin, > Sultan of Egypt and Syria, > 1137-1193.
Banū Ghāniya dynasty, > 1126-1203.
Almohades > Africa, North.
Almoravides > Africa, North.
Africa, North > History > 647-1517.

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Call Number: DT199 .B32 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1.
  • Setting the stage
  • 2.
  • The eastern Maghrib in the period of city-states and petty dynasties
  • 3.
  • The coming of the Almohads and the rise of the Banu Ghaniya
  • 4.
  • The emergence of a new order in Egypt
  • 5.
  • The Ayyubids and the West
  • 6.
  • The Almohad response under al-Manṣur
  • 7.
  • The long career of Yaḥya b. Ghaniya
  • 8.
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Primary sources. A.1 Maghribi historians
  • A.2 Mashriqi historians
  • A.3 Geographers and travelers.