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Egypt and Syria in the Early Mamluk Period
An Extract from Ibn Fa?l Allah Al-�Umari's Masalik Al-Ab?ar Fi Mamalik Al-Am?ar
Providing a modern English translation of a key selection of Ibn Fadl Allah al-`Umarī’s Masālik al-absār
This book offers a rich description of Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks in the first half of the fourteenth-century A.D. It provides a fascinating snapshot of the physical and administrative geography of this crucial region as well as insights into its society and the organization and functioning of the Mamluk state.
