Mongols and Mamluks - The Mamluk-Ilkhanid War, 1260-1281

Klappentext From the battle of 'Ayn Jalut in 1260 to the battle of Homs in 1281. Zusammenfassung From 1260 to 1323! the Mamluk state in Egypt and Syria was at war with the Ilkhanid Mongols based in Persia. This is a comprehensive study of the political and military aspects of the early years of the war! from the battle of 'Ayn Jalut in 1260 to the battle of Homs in 1281. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The historical background; 2. The battle of 'Ayn Jalut; 3. The formation of anti-Ilkhanid policy; 4. The search for a second front; 5. Military and diplomatic skirmishing; 6. The secret war; 7. Baybars' intervention in Seljuq Rum; 8. Baybars' posthumous victory: the second battle of Homs; 9. The Mamluk-Ilkhanid frontier; 10. Mamluks versus Mongols: an overview.

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• Authors: Reuven Amitai-Preiss, Reuven (Hebrew University of Jerusa Amitai-Preiss, Reuven (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Amitai-Preiss, Amitai-Preiss Reuven
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2005
• EAN: 9780521522908
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52290-8
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization; Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous