What question did this study set out to answer?

To analyze the historical contributions of al-Maqrīzī within the context of the early Mamluk Sultanate.

June 3, 2026Open Access

Al-Maqrīzī as a Historian of the Early Mamluk Sultanate (or: Is al-Maqrīzī an Unrecognized Historiographical Villain?)

Key Points

To analyze the historical contributions of al-Maqrīzī within the context of the early Mamluk Sultanate.
Review of historical texts and sources attributed to al-Maqrīzī
Analysis of the historiographical significance of Mamluk-era documentation
Al-Maqrīzī's works provide critical insights into Mamluk governance and society.
Evidence suggests al-Maqrīzī critiques may portray him unfairly as a historiographical villain.

Abstract

Mamlūk Studies Review is an annual (bi-annual from 2003 to 2009), Open Access, refereed journal devoted to the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria (1250-1517). See http://mamluk.uchicago.edu for further information.

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Reuven Amitai (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc6f7dee9eb8c0dce7c4c https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.6082/qn81k-ft922

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