The fortress of the raven : Karak in the Middle Islamic period (1100 -1650) /

In c.1142 work started on the construction of a major castle in the southern Jordanian town of Karak. The largest of a network of fortifications, Karak castle became the administrative centre of an important Crusader lordship. After 1188 Karak and its territories were incorporated into the Ayyubid,...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Milwright, Marcus.

التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني

اللغة: English

منشور في: Boston : Brill, 2008.

سلاسل: Islamic History and Civilization 72.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223035.

الموضوعات:

Ayyubids > History.

Civilization, Islamic.

Mamelukes > History.

Karak (Jordan : Province) > History.