Selected pages.. The bright stars of the kings of Egypt and Cairo

These selections offer a valuable historical window into a pivotal period in Islamic Egypt''s history, specifically the era of the Mamluk sultans. Considered one of the most important literary and historical encyclopedias, this book takes the reader on a journey from the conquest of Egypt by Amr ibn al-As in 20 AH (640 AD), through minute details of the political, social, and economic eras that sh...