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Mamluk historiography refers to the study and interpretation of historical writings produced during the Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517) in Egypt and the Levant. It encompasses the analysis of primary sources, narratives, and chronicles that document the political, social, and cultural developments of the Mamluk period, reflecting the perspectives and methodologies of contemporary historians.
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Mamluk historiography refers to the study and interpretation of historical writings produced during the Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517) in Egypt and the Levant. It encompasses the analysis of primary sources, narratives, and chronicles that document the political, social, and cultural developments of the Mamluk period, reflecting the perspectives and methodologies of contemporary historians.

Key research themes

1. How did archival practices shape the preservation and interpretation of Mamluk administrative documents?

This theme investigates the nature of archival practices during the Mamluk period, particularly focusing on why few Arabic documents have survived in their original archival contexts. It challenges the notion of a centralized Mamluk state archive, proposing instead a multifaceted understanding of 'archives' as decentralized practices involving various actors. Understanding these archival practices is crucial for historiography since they dictate the transmission, survival, and context of primary administrative sources, thereby impacting how historians reconstruct Mamluk history.

Key finding: This paper argues that the Mamluk archive should be reconceptualized away from a fixed, centralized repository to a process of decentralized archival practices spread across the realms, involving diverse actors beyond the... Read more

2. What role did learned elites and religious scholarship play in shaping Mamluk political and intellectual culture?

This theme examines the dynamic interactions between the Mamluk military elite, the ʿulamāʾ (learned scholars), religious authority, and intellectual practices. It covers the patronage networks of the religious scholars, the revival and dissemination of Islamic sciences such as hadith studies, and how Mamluk rulers articulated and exercised religious authority. These aspects are significant because they reveal the intersection of power, legitimization, and knowledge production in Mamluk society and offer a nuanced view countering the traditional perception of Mamluk rulers as solely military-focused.

Key finding: This article reveals how the genre of taqārīẓ—academic honorifics or blurbs solicited from elite scholars to praise works—functioned as a medium of social negotiation, competition, and even exclusion within the ʿulamāʾ... Read more
Key finding: The paper establishes that Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ's Muqaddima (1245) catalyzed a cultural revolution in hadith sciences during the Mamluk period, reversing a centuries-long decline. It traces the formation of an extensive intellectual... Read more
Key finding: This study challenges the traditional notion that Mamluk sultans were disinterested in religious affairs by demonstrating that Sultan Qāniṣawh al-Ġawrī actively claimed religious authority through engagement with religious... Read more

3. How can Mamluk historiographical language and literary practices inform our understanding of their narrative history and authorial intent?

This research area focuses on the stylistic and linguistic features of Mamluk historiography, particularly the growing use of nonstandard Arabic and literary elements drawn from adab (classical Arabic literature) genres such as anecdotes, dialogues, and vernacular language. Investigating these trends sheds light on the process of 'literarization' or 'adabization' of historical writing, the social backgrounds of historians (military versus religious scholars), regional variations, and how these factors influenced the representation of history. Such studies also reveal evolving historiographical norms and the negotiation of scholarly authority within Mamluk intellectual culture.

Key finding: This article offers a systematic survey of language use in Mamluk historiography, contending that the characteristic use of nonstandard Arabic and literary elements is closely linked to historians' social... Read more
Key finding: Focusing on al-Maqrīzī's oeuvre, this paper identifies the gradual incorporation of adab-like literary devices and vernacular elements into a traditionally religious scholar's historical writing. It traces how al-Maqrīzī... Read more

All papers in Mamluk historiography

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The mastaba represents a relatively understudied element of Mamluk architecture, despite the presence of a considerable documentation in contemporary sources. Primarily situated outside urban centers along major trade routes, these... more
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Mamluk Studies Review XXVI (2023) Contemporary historians of the Mamluk period frequently depict the Mamluk military elite, usually termed by them “Turks” (atrāk), as uncouth and barbaric. Their attitude tends to diminish genuine... more
The Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) and the Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO) with the support of the French Embassy in Amman are organizing an international conference "Non-Muslim contributions to Islamic... more
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This volume brings together twelve works by scholars specializing in  Mamluk history of Egypt  (1250–1517), and Syria with a focus on the political, social, and economic institutional organizations.
"The Jawāmiʿ al-Tawba. Vice and Repentance in the Margins of the Mamluk Society", in The Mamluk Sultanate and Its Periphery, ed. F. Bauden (Louvain: Peeters, 2023): 113-139
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lung Antiochias (oder auf die Quellen, die darüber berichten) bleiben weitestgehend unberücksichtigt. Das Buch zeichnet sich durch eine detaillierte Behandlung des Quellenmaterials aus. Auch wenn einige Erkenntnisse im Kern so neu nicht... more
This research studies estates of heirless people and its Selling at Jerusalem through Mamluk Sultans in the light of new five deeds. These deeds are sample of al-Ḥaram al-Qudsī deeds and related to the inheritance of Shaykh Moḥy el-Dīn... more
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Revue bibliographique pour le domaine irano-aryen Volume 30 | 2010 Comptes rendus des publications de 2007
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Professor Michael Winter, a widely known scholar in the field of the intellectual, social, and political history of the Middle East, passed away on September 1, 2020, at the age of 86. He was a devoted family man and gave generously of... more
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Management of the Revenues of The Endowments of The Prophet's Mosque Al-Haram Al-Nabawi(in Levant during the Mamlūk Period in the light of Documents of Al-Aqsa Mosque(al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf) (The Villages of al-Ghāziya and al-Quṣūr as an... more
Some medieval German narratives differ from European narrative and knowledge traditions regarding their themes and motifs. Many of them show analogies to Arabic literature, especially epi¬sodes depicting marvels. The paper argues that... more
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