Louis IX and the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk sultanate – Part II
(2024)
Journal Article
El-Merheb, M. (2024). Louis IX and the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk sultanate – Part II. Crusades, 23(2), 207-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765276.2024.2385894
This article argues that Louis IX’s crusade, defeats, and captivity shaped the attempts of Sultan al-Malik al-Muʿaẓẓam Ghiyāth al-Dīn Tūrānshāh (d. 648/1250) and amīr Ḥusām al-Dīn ibn Abī ʿAlī al-Hadhabānī (d. 658/1260) to gain power in Egypt. It hig... Read More about Louis IX and the transition from Ayyubid to Mamluk sultanate – Part II.