What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to clarify the identification of the toponym MLShKRD in Ibn Ajā's itinerary to Tabriz.

June 3, 2026Open Access

Supplementary Note to the Article "Prolegomena on Ibn Ajā's Journey to Tabriz: Chronology and Itinerary according to the Tārīkh al-Amīr Yashbak," Mamlūk Studies Review 26 (2023): 117–53

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The aim is to clarify the identification of the toponym MLShKRD in Ibn Ajā's itinerary to Tabriz.
Analyzed the toponym MLShKRD in historical texts and its proposed identifications.
Identified the modern location corresponding to MLShKRD as Manuškut near Yeşilova/Solhan/Bingöl.
Rejected several proposed identifications of MLShKRD without providing an alternative suggestion.
Established a clearer linkage between MLShKRD and the fortress and village of Manuškut, impacting the reconstruction of Ibn Ajā's itinerary.

Abstract

I discussed the toponym spelled MLShKRD in Ibn Ajā's itinerary to and from Tabriz and rejected some proposed identifications without being able to offer a better suggestion. The toponym can now be identified with the fortress and village of Manuškut, which is modern Yeşilova/Solhan/Bingöl. Due to this identification, my proposed reconstruction of Ibn Ajā's itinerary between Bingöl and Aktuzla/Malazgirt/Muş must be amended.

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