Muslim Fortresses in the Levant : Between Crusaders and Mongols.

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Raphael, Kate
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Colección:Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
Temas:
To 1500
Fortification > Egypt > History > To 1500.
Military architecture > Egypt > History > To 1500.
Siege warfare > Egypt > History > To 1500.
Architecture, Ayyubid > Egypt.
Architecture, Mameluke > Egypt.
Architecture, Mameluke.
Architecture, Ayyubid.
Egypt.
Fortification.
History.
History, Military.
Military architecture.
Siege warfare.
To 1500.
Architecture.
Military Science.
Architecture ayyūbide > Égypte.
Architecture mamelouk.
Architecture, Ayyubid
Architecture, Mameluke
Fortification
Military architecture
Siege warfare
Egypt > History, Military > To 1500.
Egypt
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant at the time of the Crusaders and the Mongol invasion, situating the study within a broad historical, political and military context. Exploring the unification of Egypt with a large part of Syria and its effect on the balance of power in the region, Raphael gives a historical overview of t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (284 pages).
ISBN:9780203845165
0203845161

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