Project

The mamlukisation of the Mamluk Sultanate. Political Traditions and State Formation in the 15 Century Egypt and Syria

Acroniem
MMS
Code
41A02309
Looptijd
01-10-2009 → 30-09-2014
Financiering
European funding: framework programme
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • History
Trefwoorden
Syrië conflictoplossing staatsvorming instituties mamluken netwerken tradities prosopografie egypte Arabisch Oosterse talen Nabije Oosten Nabije Oosten Comparatief Kwantitatief Taal- en tekstanalyse 15de eeuw Middeleeuwen Geschiedenis Geschiedenis Literatuurwetenschap
 
Projectomschrijving
 

The project focuses on the political traditions that, in the interplay between individuals, institutions and social interactions, dominated the Syro-Egyptian Mamluk sultanate in the 15th century (1412-1517). It aims to validate the hypothesis that a thorough transformation took place, as new traditions emerged, constructed around military slavery (‘mamlukization’) and tantamount to a process of early modern state formation.