Handbook of Rasulid Yemen (13th-15th Centuries CE)

This book is a comprehensive guide to the primary sources and scholarship on Yemen's Rasulid dynasty (13th-15th centuries CE). The Rasulids were rivals of the Egyptian Mamluks for influence in Mecca and control over the trade route through the Red Sea. The Yemeni port of Aden was an important entrepot along the extensive Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade network. The topics covered include geography ...