Ibn Taghribirdi’s portrayal of the first Mamluk rulers

von Irmeli Perho

23 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The 15th century historian Ibn Taghribirdi was one of the sons of Mamluks who succeeded in building a scholarly career. His knowledge of the language, customs and values of the Mamluk court allowed him to present the actions of the ruling elite in a manner that often differed from the reports of his scholarly colleagues. The present article examines the picture that Ibn Taghribirdi painted of the rulers Shajar al-Durr, Aybak and Qutuz. His presentation is contrasted to the portrayals provided by his two teachers Badr al-Din al-'Ayni and al-Maqrizi. Irmeli Perho is Docent in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Helsinki. She is teaching Islamic subjects and Arabic language. She has previously published ”Climbing the ladder: social mobility in the Mamluk period,” in Mamluk Studies Review, 15/1 (2011) and ”Ibn Qayyim al-Ğawziyyah’s Contribution to the Prophet’s Medicine,” in A Scholar in the Shadow: Essays in the Legal and Theological Thought of Ibn Qayyim al-Ğawziyyah, ed. Caterina Bori & Livnat Holtzman (2010).

• Reihe: Ulrich Haarmann Memorial Lecture
• ISBN: 9783868931440
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2013
• Genre: Sachbücher/Geschichte/Sonstiges
• Verlag: EB-Verlag