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Warfare and the Making of Early Medieval Italy (568-652)

Warfare and the Making of Early Medieval Italy (568-652) 354 BOOK REVIEWS Mansuri, with particular attention often being given to transitions of power, from one Ilkhan or Golden Horde ruler to another. Frequently, these authors transcribed entire letters or trea- ties into their histories and naturally it is valuable to have access to, for example, the correspon- dence between Sultan Qalawun (Mamluk) and Sultan Ahmad (Ilkhan) and the Mamluks’ agreement with Ethiopia. As for the Crusader States, these texts provide detailed accounts of the fall of Margat (1285), Tripoli (1289) and Acre (1291). There is a lot of material here on siege weaponry including some interesting asides on the types of catapults employed by the Mamluk army and the best locations in the Levantine region where timber could be sourced for their construction. Likewise, these texts offer rich accounts of diplomacy between the Mamluks and the ailing Latin East, with the Templars and Hospitallers frequently chosen to act as intermediaries. One of the more surprising aspects of these texts is the lack of detail they supply on Seljuk Anatolia (under Mongol jurisdiction). There are some interesting insights to be gleaned, such as the Mamluks’ insistence in their treaty with Cilicia (1285) that the Armenians release any Karamanid Turkmen http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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Warfare and the Making of Early Medieval Italy (568-652)

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354 BOOK REVIEWS Mansuri, with particular attention often being given to transitions of power, from one Ilkhan or Golden Horde ruler to another. Frequently, these authors transcribed entire letters or trea- ties into their histories and naturally it is valuable to have access to, for example, the correspon- dence between Sultan Qalawun (Mamluk) and Sultan Ahmad (Ilkhan) and the Mamluks’ agreement with Ethiopia. As for the Crusader States, these texts provide detailed accounts of the...
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354 BOOK REVIEWS Mansuri, with particular attention often being given to transitions of power, from one Ilkhan or Golden Horde ruler to another. Frequently, these authors transcribed entire letters or trea- ties into their histories and naturally it is valuable to have access to, for example, the correspon- dence between Sultan Qalawun (Mamluk) and Sultan Ahmad (Ilkhan) and the Mamluks’ agreement with Ethiopia. As for the Crusader States, these texts provide detailed accounts of the fall of Margat (1285), Tripoli (1289) and Acre (1291). There is a lot of material here on siege weaponry including some interesting asides on the types of catapults employed by the Mamluk army and the best locations in the Levantine region where timber could be sourced for their construction. Likewise, these texts offer rich accounts of diplomacy between the Mamluks and the ailing Latin East, with the Templars and Hospitallers frequently chosen to act as intermediaries. One of the more surprising aspects of these texts is the lack of detail they supply on Seljuk Anatolia (under Mongol jurisdiction). There are some interesting insights to be gleaned, such as the Mamluks’ insistence in their treaty with Cilicia (1285) that the Armenians release any Karamanid Turkmen

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

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