If a Governor Falls in Damascus: Early Mamluk historiography analyzed through the story of Sayf al-Din Karay al-Mansuri

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If a Governor Falls in Damascus: Early Mamluk historiography analyzed through the story of Sayf al-Din Karay al-Mansuri. / Olsen, Rasmus Bech.

New Readings in Arabic Historiography from Late Medieval Egypt and Syria: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies . ed. / Jo Van Steenbergen; Maya Taormina. Leiden : Brill, 2021. p. 319-348 (Islamic History and Civilization).

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Olsen, RB 2021, If a Governor Falls in Damascus: Early Mamluk historiography analyzed through the story of Sayf al-Din Karay al-Mansuri. in J Van Steenbergen & M Taormina (eds), New Readings in Arabic Historiography from Late Medieval Egypt and Syria: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies . Brill, Leiden, Islamic History and Civilization, pp. 319-348. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004458901_010

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Olsen, R. B. (2021). If a Governor Falls in Damascus: Early Mamluk historiography analyzed through the story of Sayf al-Din Karay al-Mansuri. In J. Van Steenbergen, & M. Taormina (Eds.), New Readings in Arabic Historiography from Late Medieval Egypt and Syria: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies (pp. 319-348). Brill. Islamic History and Civilization https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004458901_010

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Olsen RB. If a Governor Falls in Damascus: Early Mamluk historiography analyzed through the story of Sayf al-Din Karay al-Mansuri. In Van Steenbergen J, Taormina M, editors, New Readings in Arabic Historiography from Late Medieval Egypt and Syria: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies . Leiden: Brill. 2021. p. 319-348. (Islamic History and Civilization). https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004458901_010

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Olsen, Rasmus Bech. / If a Governor Falls in Damascus: Early Mamluk historiography analyzed through the story of Sayf al-Din Karay al-Mansuri. New Readings in Arabic Historiography from Late Medieval Egypt and Syria: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies . editor / Jo Van Steenbergen ; Maya Taormina. Leiden : Brill, 2021. pp. 319-348 (Islamic History and Civilization).

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