Baybars’ Successors: Ibn al-Furāt on Qalāwūn and al-Ashraf

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Ibn al-Furat (d. 1405) is an understudied Mamluk historian, whose materials for the period of the later Crusades is unique. While sections of his history for the period prior to 1277 have been translated, later sections have not. His text provides both an overview and a critique of earlier historians, and supplies us with a large number of unique documents, treaties, and intimate discussions that are not to be found elsewhere. This translation provides a continuous narrative from 1277 until the assassination of al-Malik al-Ashraf in 1293, with selections from Ibn al-Furat's later entries concerning the Crusades until 1365. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of maps Acknowledgements Maps Introduction Sources General content and characteristics Ibn al-Furāt and the Mamluks Ibn al-Furāt on the Mongols and Crusaders Texts and editions Text Mention of the sultanate of al-Malik al-Sa`īd, son of al-Malik al-Ẓāhir [=Baybars], and his ruling independently in the Egyptian homelands, while he was the fifth of the Turkish kings in the Egyptian homelands Mention some of the reports about the emir Badr al-Dīn al-khāzindār Mention of the emir Sayf al-Dīn Kūndak being appointed as deputy sultan in the Egyptian homelands Mention of the changing opinions of the emirs against al-Malik al-Sa`id, and their opposition to him Mention of the building of a college and a mausoleum in protected Damascus for al-Malik al-Ẓāhir’s burial Mention of the killing of the pervane, the administrator of [Seljuq] Rūm’s army Mention of events of 677 [1278–9] Mention of al-Malik al-Sa`id’s going to Syria Mention of preparing the armies for the land of Sīs Mention of events of 678 [1279–80] Mention of the raid by the armies against Sīs and the dissension that occurred between the Khāṣakiyya and the Ṣāliḥiyya emirs, and the return of the armies from Sīs, their being forbidden to enter Damascus, and their going to the Egyptian homelands Al-Malik al-Sa`id’s going to the Egyptian homelands, his removal, and his being given Kerak as a realm Mention of the sultanate of al-Malik al-`Ādil Salāmish son of al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn Baybars al-Ṣāliḥī, who was the sixth of the Turkish kings in the Egyptian homelands Mention of the removal of al-Malik al-`Ādil Badr al-Dīn Salāmish from the sultanate and his going to Kerak Mention of Ḥusām al-Dīn Țurunṭāy’s appointment as deputy sultan over the Egyptian homelands Mention of al-Malik al-Sa`īd son of al-Malik al-Ẓāhir, ruler of Kerak, taking over al-Shawbak, and then its return to al-Malik al-Manṣūr, ruler of Egypt Mention of al-Malik al-Mas`ūd son of al-Malik al-Ẓāhir’s staying after the death of his brother al-Malik al-Sa`īd in Kerak, and what was agreed from him Mention of the sultanate of Shams al-Dīn Sunqur al - ashqar in Damascus Mention of the events during the year 679 [1280] Mention of the Egyptian and Syrian armies’ meeting in battle, those emirs taken prisoner, during the first time Mention of the dispatch of the Egyptian armies to Damascus and al-Malik al-Kāmil, ruler of Damascus, waging war against them, his defeat at Damascus and the entrance of the Egyptian army into it Mention of Shams al-Dīn Sunqur al-ashqar’s heading towards Ṣahyūn, and his fortifying it Mention of the delegation of the deputy sultanate in Damascus to the emir Ḥusām al-Dīn Lājīn “the Lesser” al-Manṣūrī, the Chancelleries Supervisor to the emir Badr al-Dīn Baktūt al-`Alā’ī, and the ministry to the chief Taqī al-Dīn Tawba al-Tikrītī Mention of the delegation of emirate upon the Āl Faḍl, and Āl `Alī, to Fakhr al-Dīn, Shams al-Dīn and Ḥusām al-Dīn Mention of the Tatars’ advance towards Syria and their entering into Aleppo, what they did there, and their return from it Mention of the delegation of heir-apparency from al-Malik al-Manṣūr to his son al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ Mention of al-Malik al-Manṣūr’s heading towards Syria to meet the Tatars [in battle], his arrival in Gaza, and his return to the Egyptian homelands Mention of the Sultan al-Malik al-Manṣūr heading towards Syria Mention of the events during the year 680 [1281] Mention of the truces confirmed with the Franks Mention of the conspiracy of the emir Kūndak and a number of emirs to kill al-Malik al-Manṣūr, his learning of this, and detaining them Mention of the Sultan al-Malik al-Manṣūr’s entering Damascus Mention of the peace arrangement between al-Malik al-Manṣūr and Shams al-Dīn Sunqur al-ashqar, and what was settled between the two of them [?] the blessed [Nile] level stood at six cubits and 18 fingers. Mention of the peace arrangement between al-Malik al-Manṣūr and al-Malik al-Mas`ūd son of al-Malik al-Ẓāhir, ruler of Kerak, and what was established between the two of them Mention of the Tatars’ returning to Syria, the battle which occurred between them and the Islamic armies at Ḥimṣ, and the Tatars’ defeat Mention of al-Malik al-Manṣūr’s going to Damascus, and his return to the Egyptian homelands, and his safe arrival in his Citadel Mention of the kingship of Aḥmad Aghā son of Hűlegű over the Tatars after the death of his brother Abagha son of Hűlegű, king of the Tatars Mention of the events during the year 681 [1282] Mention of swearing the noble ruler of ennobled Mecca Mention of the King of the Tatars’ envoys’ arrival at the noble gates of the Hill Citadel in protected Egypt Mention of the events during the year 682 [1283] Mention of the conquest of Qaṭīnā castle Mention of the conquest of the border fortress of al-Kakhtā Mention of the Sultan’s going from Egypt to Syria Mention of the raiding on the Sīs lands Mention of the construction of the Manṣūriyya College bayn al-qaṣrayn inside protected Cairo, together with its mausoleum, hospital and Qur’ān school Mention of some reports concerning Shaykh `Abd al-Raḥmān, his arrival, and those Tatar envoys with him to protected Damascus Mention of the events during the year 683 [1284] Mention of what was agreed upon between Arghun son of Abagha son of Hűlegű and his paternal uncle Aḥmad Aghā Sultan, and his killing [the latter] and taking over as king of the Tatars al-Malik al-Man.ur heads to Damascus Mention of the disastrous flood in protected Damascus Mention of the Sultan’s return to the Egyptian homelands Mention of the ascension to kingship of the king of Ḥamāh after the death of his father al-Malik al-Manṣūr Mention of Muhannā’s emirate over the Bedouin after the death of his father, the emir `Īsā Mention of the quick construction of the Manṣūriyya College, its mausoleum, Hospital and Qur’ān school Mention of the Sultan’s going from Egypt to Syria Mention of the events during the year 684 [1285] Mention of the conquest of Marqab fortress Mention of events during the year 685 [1286] Mention of the emir Ḥusām al-Dīn Țurunṭāy’s traveling to Kerak, his taking over it, and the traveling of its ruler, al-Malik al-Mas`ūd and his brother Salāmish to Egypt and their dwelling it in Mention of a strange occurrence that happened in Ḥimṣ during this year Mention of al-Malik al-Manṣūr’s heading to Kerak, and the arrangements he made there Mention of the events during the year 686 [1287] Mention of the emir Ḥusām al-Dīn Țurunṭāy’s going from Egypt, his taking Ṣahyūn, and Sunqur al-ashqar’s return to obedience Mention of al-Malik al-Manṣūr heading to Syria Mention of the first raid into Nubia Mention of the events during the year 687 [1288] Removal of the minister `Alam al-Dīn al-Shujā`ī and the confiscation of his property Mention of al-Malik al-Manṣūr’s delegating the heir-apparency to his son al-Malik al-Ashraf Mention of the events during the year 688 [1289] Mention of the dispatch of the army to Nubia a second time In the year 689 [1290] Mention of what was decided for the Egyptian army in Nubia, and the rule of Dā’ūd’s nephew over the realm of Nubia, and what was agreed for him after the return of the Egyptian army Mention of some reports of al-Malik al-Manṣūr and his death Mention of the sultanate of al-Malik al-Ashraf Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Khalīl son of al-Malik al-Manṣūr Sayf al-Dīn Qalāwūn son of `Abdallāh al-Ḥurr al-Alfī al-Ṣāliḥī al-Najmī in the Egyptian homelands and the Islamic realms that were attached to it Mention of Ḥusām al-Dīn Țurunṭāy’s detention, and his execution, as well as Zayn al-Dīn Kitbughā and his imprisonment Mention of the delegation of the deputy sultanate in the Egyptian homelands to the emir Badr al-Dīn Baydarā al-Manṣūrī Mention of the events of the year 690 [1291] Mention of some reports of Shams al-Dīn Ibn al-Sal`ūs, the ministership being entrusted to him, and his haughtiness over the emirs and others Mention of al-Malik al-Ashraf’s going to Syria, conquest of Acre and other Frankish places, and the poems about that Mention of his detaining the governor of Damascus, the Sultan’s return and entrance to it, and the removal from office and governorships he decided there, and his return to the Egyptian homelands Mention of the conquest of Beirut Mention of the emir Baysarā’s release and his connection to al-Ashraf Mention of the events of the year 691 [1292] Mention of al-Malik al-Ashraf heading to Syria Conquest of the Qal`at al-Rūm castle, and its being renamed Qal`at al-Muslimīn Mention of the killing of a number of emirs, and the release of the emir Ḥusām al-Dīn Lājīn, deputy of Damascus Mention of the events of the year 692 [1293–4] Mention of al-Malik al-Ashraf’s heading towards Upper Egypt, and his safe return to his Citadel Mention of al-Malik al-Ashraf heading towards Syria Mention of the conquest of Bahsanā, Mar`ash and Tell Ḥamdūn, and taking them from the Armenians, and adding them to the Islamic realms Mention of the events of the year 693 [1293–4] Mention of some of al-Malik al-Ashraf son of al-Malik al-Manṣūr’s news, his conduct, and his going to al-Buḥayra to hunt and his murder Glossary Bibliography Index