Practising Diplomacy In The Mamluk Sultanate
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Practising Diplomacy In The Mamluk Sultanate
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Author : Doris Behrens-Abouseif
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-16
Practising Diplomacy In The Mamluk Sultanate written by Doris Behrens-Abouseif and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-16 with History categories.
Elaborate and sensational gifts were the hallmark of Mamluk diplomacy. From Cairo, where they controlled the medieval spice trade and the holy sites of Christianity and Islam, the Mamluk Sultans - conscious of their humble slave origins - augmented their claims to legitimacy through brilliant displays of diplomatic gift-giving, creating a celebrated reputation for the Sultanate from Europe to the Far East. From spices, ceremonial textiles and military objects to elephants and giraffes, and even humans - either living or as severed heads - the offerings varied in combination and emphasis according to the status and circumstances of giver and receiver, but always created a sensation. Through an unparalleled study of primary sources and rigorous fieldwork, this original book - richly illustrated in colour - explores the unpredictable and nuanced art of the regal gift in the Mamluk Sultanate from 1250-1517. Doris Behrens-Abouseif not only provides the first study of this subject, but makes an important contribution to the study of diplomacy, economics, visual arts and material culture in the medieval period.
Practising Diplomacy In The Mamluk Sultanate
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Author : Doris Behrens-Abouseif
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Practising Diplomacy In The Mamluk Sultanate written by Doris Behrens-Abouseif and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Diplomatic gifts categories.
Mamluk Cairo A Crossroads For Embassies
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Author : Frédéric Bauden
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-01-07
Mamluk Cairo A Crossroads For Embassies written by Frédéric Bauden and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-07 with History categories.
Mamluk Cairo, a Crossroads for Embassies gathers twenty-eight essays that offer the most up-to-date insight into the diplomacy and diplomatics of the Mamluk sultanate with Muslim and non-Muslim powers.
Practising Diplomacy In The Mamluk Sultanate
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Author : Doris Behrens-Abouseif
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-16
Practising Diplomacy In The Mamluk Sultanate written by Doris Behrens-Abouseif and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-16 with History categories.
Elaborate and sensational gifts were the hallmark of Mamluk diplomacy. In firm control of the medieval spice trade as well as the holy sites of Christianity and Islam, the Sultanate's capital at Cairo became a diplomatic crossroads in the medieval world and the seat of a new Islamic caliphate. Already victorious over both the Crusaders and the Mongols, their military success and lavish religious patronage were not enough to ensure the dynasty's prestige: the Mamluk Sultans were often reminded of their slave origins, impugned by rivals as 'pagans' recruited to faith and service by purchase. In response, the sultans staged brilliant performances in Cairo and dispatched carefully designed diplomatic gifts all over the medieval world. These marvellous displays were the crowning ornament of Mamluk legitimacy, celebrated from Europe to the Far East. Drawing on extensive primary sources and fieldwork in museums across the world, Doris Behrens-Abouseif is the first to treat this important subject in depth and here reveals an unexplored aspect of Middle Eastern material culture. Composed of spectacular elements such as spices, exotic animals, Chinese porcelain, ceremonial textiles and military and equestrian objects - not to mention humans, either living or as severed heads - the regal offering varied in combination and emphasis according to the status and circumstances of giver and receiver, but always created a sensation. Acknowledging the established historical precedents of diplomacy and regal gift-giving, the author examines the nuance of cultural and political realities in period diplomacy as well as the transmission of encrypted messages, illuminating the subtle conveyance of self-representation and identity in medieval Cairo and the world beyond. With ground-breaking new research, this book - richly illustrated in colour - provides a comprehensive view of the art and politics of the Mamluk diplomatic gift, by which these sultans of humble origins created a magnificent image of themselves in the courts of their Muslim rivals and allies worldwide. It will prove essential reading for both students and scholars.
Keeping The Peace In Premodern Isla
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Author : DEKKICHE MALIKA
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Keeping The Peace In Premodern Isla written by DEKKICHE MALIKA and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with categories.
Egypt And Syria Under Mamluk Rule
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Author : Amalia Levanoni
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-12-06
Egypt And Syria Under Mamluk Rule written by Amalia Levanoni and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-06 with History categories.
In this volume, twelve essays by leading scholars of Mamluk history provide an informative reading and insightful analysis of the political, social and economic systems of Egypt and Syria under Mamluk rule (125-1517).
Art Trade And Culture In The Islamic World And Beyond
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Author : Alison Ohta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Art Trade And Culture In The Islamic World And Beyond written by Alison Ohta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Art categories.
The essays in this volume bring to light the artistic exchanges that occurred between successive Islamicdynasties and those further afield in China, Armenia, India and Europe from the 12th to the 19th centuries. All the articles present original research, many of them taking advantage of innovative scientific means allowing us to look at already familiar objects in a new light. Subjects include tile production during the reign of Qaytbay, book bindings associated with Qansuh al-Ghuri, depictions of fish on Mamluk textiles, the relationship between Mamluk metalwork and Rasulid Yemen and Italy respectively. A number of the articles are concerned with epigraphic inscriptions found on the buildings of the Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods, examining the inscriptions on the Mausoleum of Yahya al-Shibihi in Cairo, others trace the revival of building inscriptions in 19th century Egypt, and how a Mamluk inscription from the Madrasa Qartawiya in Tripoli is replicated in Istanbul during the Ottomanperiod. The relationship between ceilings of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo and the MoukhroutasPalace in Constantinople is also explored, as is the unacknowledged debt that European lacquer worksowes to Persian craftsmen. Other topics covered include the architecture of the Nusretiye Mosque in Istanbul, the role played by Armenian architects in the reshaping of Ottoman cities in the 19th century, the role of the hammam in Ottoman culture and representations of beauty on Iznik pottery. Arictles on Port St. Symeon ceramics, the Armenian patrons of Chinese export wares of the 18th century, the history of the art of khatam khari in Iran, the artistic, architectural and literary influences in India between the 15th and 17th centuries, the influence of Timurid architecture in 15th century Bidar and the influence of a 16th century Hindavi Sufi Romance are also included. "
Breaching The Bronze Wall Franks At Mamluk And Ottoman Courts And Markets
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Author : Francisco Apellániz
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-08-03
Breaching The Bronze Wall Franks At Mamluk And Ottoman Courts And Markets written by Francisco Apellániz and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-03 with History categories.
Breaching the Bronze Wall deals with the idea that the words of honorable Muslims constitutes proof and that written documents and the words of non-Muslims are of inferior value. Thus, foreign merchants in cities such as Istanbul, Damascus or Alexandria could barely prove any claim, as neither their contracts nor their words were of any value if countered by Muslims. Francisco Apellániz explores how both groups labored to overcome the ‘biases against non-Muslims’ in Mamlūk Egypt’s and Syria’s courts and markets (14th-15th c.) and how the Ottoman conquest (1517) imposed a new, orthodox view on the problem. The book slips into the Middle Eastern archive and the Ottoman Dīvān, and scrutinizes sharīʿa’s intricacies and their handling by consuls, dragomans, qaḍīs and other legal actors.
Browsing Through The Sultan S Bookshelves
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Author : Kristof D'hulster
language : en
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Release Date : 2021-07-12
Browsing Through The Sultan S Bookshelves written by Kristof D'hulster and has been published by V&R Unipress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-12 with History categories.
Starting from 135 manuscripts that were once part of the library of the late Mamluk sultan Qāniṣawh al-Ghawrī (r. 1501–1516), this book challenges the dominant narrative of a "post-court era", in which courts were increasingly marginalized in the field of adab. Rather than being the literary barren field that much of the Arabic and Arabic-centred sources, produced extra muros, would have us believe, it re-cognizes Qāniṣawh's court as a rich and vibrant literary site and a cosmopolitan hub in a burgeoning Turkic literary ecumene. It also re-centres the ruler himself within this court. No longer the passive object of panegyric or the source of patronage alone, Qāniṣawh has an authorial voice in his own right, one that is idiosyncratic yet in conversation with other voices. As such, while this book is first and foremost a book about books, it is one that consciously aspires to be more than that: a book about a library, and, ultimately, a book about the man behind the library, Qāniṣawh al-Ghawrī.
The Ottomans And The Mamluks
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Author : Cihan Yuksel Muslu
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 2016-12-30
The Ottomans And The Mamluks written by Cihan Yuksel Muslu and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-30 with History categories.
Beginning on the eve of Oceanic exploration, and the first European forays into the Indian Ocean and the Middle East, 'The Ottomans and the Mamluks' traces the growth of the Ottoman Empire from a tiny Anatolian principality to a world power, and the relative decline of the Mamluks - historic defenders of Mecca and Medina and the rulers of Egypt and Syria. Cihan Yeuksel Muslu traces the intertwined stories of these two dominant Sunni Muslim empires of the early modern world, setting out to question the view that Muslim rulers were historically concerned above all with the idea of Jihad against non-Muslim entities. Through analysis of the diplomatic and military engagements around the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, Muslu traces the interactions of these Islamic super-powers and their attitudes towards the wider world. This is the first detailed study of one of the most important political and cultural relationships in early-modern Islamic history.