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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on transliteration; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries; 2 Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses; 3 Laying the foundations: Fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-77), Qalawun (1280-90) and Al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-93); 4 Mamluk power on display: Fortresses in the second half of the thirteenth century; 5 Military architecture versus political and military organization; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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