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The Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, 1261-1517 : out of the shadows

Part of the Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture series
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Mustafa Banister presents a thorough investigation of a forgotten dynasty: the Cairene descendants of the Abbasid family.

He uncovers the public and private lives of the 18 men invested as caliphs during the period of 'Mamluk' rule in Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) and reveals a nuanced understanding of the Abbasid Caliphate according to elite members of Syro-Egyptian society.

In doing so, he addresses the function of the caliph and his office amidst the breakdown and recreation of each new socio-political order of the sultanate.

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Edinburgh University Press
1474453368 / 9781474453363
Hardback
962.024
28/02/2021
United Kingdom
English
1 volume : illustrations (black and white)
24 cm
Published in Scotland.