Selections from Subh al-A'sh¿ by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court

Egypt: "Seats of Government" and "Regulations of the Kingdom", From Early Islam to the Mamluks
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-66993-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 478 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 881 g

Reihe: Routledge Medieval Translations

Subh al-A‘sha by al-Qalqashandi is a manual for chancery clerks completed in 1412 and a vital source of information on Fatimid and Mamluk Egypt which, for the first time, has been translated into English.
The text provides valuable insight into the Mamluk and earlier Muslim eras. The selections presented in this volume describe Cairo, Fustat and the Cairo Citadel and give a detailed picture of the Fatimid (AD 969–1172), Ayyubid (AD 1172-1250) and Mamluk (AD 1250–1412) court customs, rituals and protocols, and depict how the Mamluk Sultanate was ruled. It also contains a wealth of details covering the geography, history and state administration systems of medieval Egypt. An introduction preceding the translation contextualizes al-Qalqashandi’s role and manuscript, as well as introducing the man himself, while detailed notes accompany the translation to explain and elaborate on the content of the material. The volume concludes with an extensive glossary of terms which forms a mini-encyclopaedia of the Fatimid and Mamluk periods.
This translation will be a valuable resource for any student of medieval Islamic history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abdelhamid, Tarek Galal

El-Toudy, Heba

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

List of Maps

Introduction

Part I - The Seats of Government

A - The First Seat of Government – Fustat

- The Neighbourhoods of Fustat

- The Houses of Fustat

- The House of the Amir (Dar al-Imara)

- The Expansion an Decline of Fustat

- Al-Rawda Island

- The Establishment of al-Mahrani (Munsha'at al-Mahrani)

- Al-Habash Pond (Birkat al-Habash)

- The Mosques of Fustat

- The Madrasas of Fustat

- The Khanqas and Ribats of Fustat

- The Hospital

B- The Second Seat of Government – Cairo

- The Fatimid Palaces

- The Gates and Walls of Cairo

- The Neighbourhoods of Cairo

- The Mosques of Cairo

- The Madrasas of Cairo

- The Khanqas and Ribats of Cairo

- The Five-prayer Mosques

- The Hospital

- Construction and Description of Cairo

C- The Third Seat of Government – The Citadel

D- Al-Qarafa (The Cemetery)

Part II - The Regulation of the Kingdom

A- The First Status – Rulers Appointed by the Caliphate

B- The Second Status –The Fatimids

- The First Clause – Royal Instruments

- The Second Clause – The Caliph's Warehouses

- The Third Clause – The Armies

- The Fourth Clause – The Holders of Offices

- Holders of Offices in the Caliph’s presence.

- Holders of the Offices outside of the Caliph’s presence.

- The Fifth Clause – The Appearance of the Caliph

- Sitting in Audience during Processions

- Riding Processions

- The Caliph's Appearance

- The Sixth Clause – The Fleets, Ruling Subjects, and Persuading Opposers

- The Seventh Clause – The Running Salaries, Grants and Banquettes

- The Eighth End – The Vizier's Audiences

C- The Third Status – The Ayyubids and Mamluks

- The First Purpose – The Protocols and Instruments of Royalty

- The Second Purpose – The Sultan's Warehouses

- The Third Purpose – The Kingdom's Dignitaries and Holders of Posts

- Men of the Sword

- Men of the Pen

- The Fourth Purpose – The Attire of the Kingdom's Dignitaries

- The Fifth Purpose – The Sultan's Appearance in Royal Protocol

- The Sixth Purpose – The Running Salaries

- The Seventh Purpose – The Special Territories

- The Eighth Purpose – How News Reaches the Sultan

- The Ninth Purpose – The Appearance and Regulation of Emirate

- The Tenth Purpose – The Governors

Index

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Heba El-Toudy is an independent researcher and translator.
Tarek Galal Abdelhamid is an assistant professor of architecture at MSA University, Egypt. His previous publications include The Mamluk Army (2013), War In the Mamluk Period (2013), A Concise History of North Syria in the Mamluk Period (2013) and Lectures on Computer Applications in Archaeology (2014, 2015).