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Ayyubids, Mamluks, and the Latin East in the Thirteenth Century

by DRM_peter Posted on January 17, 2018

Ayyubids, Mamluks, and the Latin East in the Thirteenth Century By R. Stephen Humphreys Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.2 (1990) We thank Mamluk Studies Review for their permission to republish this article. This journal published by the Middle East Documentation Center devoted to the … Continue reading →

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Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks

by DRM_peter Posted on January 17, 2018

Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks By Albrecht Fuess Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.5 (2001) We thank Mamluk Studies Review for permission to republish this article. This refereed journal published by the Middle East Documentation Center … Continue reading →

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The Crusading Motivation of the Italian City Republics in the Latin East, c. 1096-1104

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on June 1, 2014

The Crusading Motivation of the Italian City Republics in the Latin East, c. 1096-1104 Christopher J. Marshall Rivista di Bizantinistica v.1 (1991) Throughout the 200 years of its existence, the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was heavily reliant upon the Italian city … Continue reading →

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Black Camels and Blazing Bolts: The Bolt-Projecting Trebuchet in the Mamluk Army

by DRM_peter Posted on February 16, 2014

Black Camels and Blazing Bolts: The Bolt-Projecting Trebuchet in the Mamluk Army By Paul E. Chevedden Mamluk Studies Review, Vol. 8:1 (2004) The Mamluks pioneered the use of gunpowder ordnance, but their principal piece of heavy artillery was “the crushing, … Continue reading →

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Les transports maritimes genois vers la Terre Sainte

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on December 9, 2013

Les transports maritimes genois vers la Terre Sainte Michel Balard (Universite de Reims) I Comuni Italiani nel Regno di Gerusalemme (1986) Multi de melioribus Ianuensibus iUa die crucem suscepe­ runt … et reliqui plures qui tanti fuerunt quod duodecim ga­ … Continue reading →

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Jumi’u’t-Tawarikh, The Conquest of Aleppo and the surrender of Damascus in 1259-1260

by Scott Manning Posted on March 4, 2013

The conquest of Baghdad was not the end of the Mongol invasion of the Middle East.  The following section relates Hulagu’s invasion of modern-day Syria, where he captured the city of Aleppo and gained the surrender of Damascus. Hulagu Khan … Continue reading →

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