Muslim fortresses in the Levant : between crusaders and Mongols /
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Language: English
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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Culture and civilization in the Middle East ;
23.
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Call Number: UG435 .E3 R36 2011
Table of Contents:
- Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries:
- Muslims' apprenticeship
- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses
- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293)
- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century
- Military architecture versus political and military organization.