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BL
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1049251
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bc530
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English
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| Main Entry
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Raphael, Kate.
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| Title & Author
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Muslim fortresses in the Levant : : between crusaders and Mongols /\ Kate Raphael.
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| Publication Statement
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Abingdon, Oxon ;New York :: Routledge,, 2011.
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| Series Statement
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Culture and civilization in the Middle East ;; 23
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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9780203845165
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: 0203845161
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128303851X
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: 9781283038515
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9780415569255
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0415569257
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: 1136925260
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: 9781136925269
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: 9786613038517
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: 6613038512
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries: -- Muslims' apprenticeship -- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses -- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) -- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century -- Military architecture versus political and military organization.
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| Abstract
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During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines t.
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Fortification-- Egypt-- History-- To 1500.
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Military architecture-- Egypt-- History-- To 1500.
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Siege warfare-- Egypt-- History-- To 1500.
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Architecture, Ayyubid-- Egypt.
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Architecture, Mameluke-- Egypt.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings.
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Architecture, Ayyubid.
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Architecture, Mameluke.
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Fortification.
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Military architecture.
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Siege warfare.
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Egypt, History, Military, To 1500.
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Egypt.
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| Dewey Classification
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725/.18
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| LC Classification
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UG435.E3R36 2011eb
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