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In this book, distinguished scholars provide an accessible introduction to the structure of political power under the Mamluks and its economic foundations.
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The only Arabic voice to have witnessed the Ottoman conquest of Cairo, Ibn Iyās, is an eminent historical source for the late Mamluk period. This book is the f