USD $165.00
The Armenian Kingdom and the Mamluks
War and Diplomacy during the Reigns of Het'um II (1289-1307)
Series: - The Medieval Mediterranean, Volume: 34
Author:
This volume gives an in-depth account of the relations between the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria and the Armenian Kingdom, centred on Cilicia in southern Asia Minor, in the period after the collapse of the Crusader States. As well as diplomatic encounters, the work describes in detail, for example, the course of the Mamluk invasions of Cilicia, and the Armenian involvement with the Mongol invasions of Mamluk Syria.
The work is substantially based on sources written in Arabic in the Mamluk Sultanate. Using them in conjuction with more 'pro-Armenian' sources, it demonstrates the value of these Arabic histories, which provide many new insights and details. Both in its subject, and in its use of sources, this work demonstrates an important new direction for scholars of the Middle East.
The work is substantially based on sources written in Arabic in the Mamluk Sultanate. Using them in conjuction with more 'pro-Armenian' sources, it demonstrates the value of these Arabic histories, which provide many new insights and details. Both in its subject, and in its use of sources, this work demonstrates an important new direction for scholars of the Middle East.
Angus Donal Stewart received his Ph.D. in Middle Eastern History at the University of St. Andrews in 1999.
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Note on Place-Names, Names and Dates
Introduction 1
Pt. 1. Historical Background
I. Armenians, Mamluks, Mongols and Franks 33
.......The Armenian Kingdom 33
.......The Mamluks 35
.......The Mongols and the Ilkhanate 38
.......The Franks and the Crusader States 40
II. From the Rise of the Mamluks to the Truce of 684/1285 43
.......Origins of the Mamluk-Armenian Conflict 43
.......The Mamluk Offensive under Baybars 48
.......The Reign of Qalawun 53
.......The Truce of 684/1285 55
Pt. 2. The Reigns of King Het'um II
III. The Reigns of King Het'um II (1289-1307) 65
.......The End of the Crusader States 66
.......The Successors of Hulegu 68
.......The Conquests of al-Ashraf Khalil 71
.......The Abdications of King Het'um 94
.......The Mamluk Campaign of 697/1298 106
.......The Rebellion of Sulemish 128
.......Ghazan's Invasions of Syria 136
.......The Attack on Sis, 701/1302 153
.......The Mamluk Expedition of 703/1304 159
.......The Mamluk Raid into Cilicia, 704-5/1305-6 164
.......The Murder of Het'um 171
.......The Ilkhan Khar-Banda Oljeitu 181
Conclusions 185
Epilogue: The Continued Decline and Eventual Fall of the Armenian Kingdom 185
The Mamluks and the Armenian Kingdom during the Reigns of Het'um II 188
Illustrations 195
Bibliography 199
Index 207
List of Illustrations
Note on Place-Names, Names and Dates
Introduction 1
Pt. 1. Historical Background
I. Armenians, Mamluks, Mongols and Franks 33
.......The Armenian Kingdom 33
.......The Mamluks 35
.......The Mongols and the Ilkhanate 38
.......The Franks and the Crusader States 40
II. From the Rise of the Mamluks to the Truce of 684/1285 43
.......Origins of the Mamluk-Armenian Conflict 43
.......The Mamluk Offensive under Baybars 48
.......The Reign of Qalawun 53
.......The Truce of 684/1285 55
Pt. 2. The Reigns of King Het'um II
III. The Reigns of King Het'um II (1289-1307) 65
.......The End of the Crusader States 66
.......The Successors of Hulegu 68
.......The Conquests of al-Ashraf Khalil 71
.......The Abdications of King Het'um 94
.......The Mamluk Campaign of 697/1298 106
.......The Rebellion of Sulemish 128
.......Ghazan's Invasions of Syria 136
.......The Attack on Sis, 701/1302 153
.......The Mamluk Expedition of 703/1304 159
.......The Mamluk Raid into Cilicia, 704-5/1305-6 164
.......The Murder of Het'um 171
.......The Ilkhan Khar-Banda Oljeitu 181
Conclusions 185
Epilogue: The Continued Decline and Eventual Fall of the Armenian Kingdom 185
The Mamluks and the Armenian Kingdom during the Reigns of Het'um II 188
Illustrations 195
Bibliography 199
Index 207
Those interested in Armenian history; Mamluk and Egyptian history; the Mongols; the Crusaders; military and diplomatic history; the history of the Eastern Mediterranean region in the Mediaeval period; Arabic historiography.