Table of Contents

List of Maps

Introduction

Part I - The Seats of Government

A - The First Seat of Government – Fustat

The Neighbourhoods of Fustat
The Houses of Fustat
The House of the Amir (Dār al-Imāra)
The Expansion an Decline of Fustat
Al-Rawḍa Island
The Establishment of al-Mahrānī (Munsha'at al-Mahrānī)
Al-Ḥabash Pond (Birkat al-Ḥabash)
The Mosques of Fustat
The Madrasas of Fustat
The Khanqas and Ribats of Fustat
The Hospital
B- The Second Seat of Government – Cairo
The Fatimid Palaces
The Gates and Walls of Cairo
The Neighbourhoods of Cairo
The Mosques of Cairo
The Madrasas of Cairo
The Khanqas and Ribats of Cairo
The Five-prayer Mosques
The Hospital
Construction and Description of Cairo

C- The Third Seat of Government – The Citadel

D- Al-Qarāfa (The Cemetery)

Part II - The Regulation of the Kingdom

A- The First Status – Rulers Appointed by the Caliphate

B- The Second Status –The Fatimids

The First Clause – Royal Instruments
The Second Clause – The Caliph's Warehouses
The Third Clause – The Armies
The Fourth Clause – The Holders of Offices
Holders of Offices in the Caliph’s presence.
Holders of the Offices outside of the Caliph’s presence.

The Fifth Clause – The Appearanc

About the Author

Heba El-Toudy is an independent researcher and translator.

Tarek Galal Abdelhamid is an assistant professor of architecture at MSA University, Egypt. His previous publications include The Mamluk Army (2013), War In the Mamluk Period (2013), A Concise History of North Syria in the Mamluk Period (2013) and Lectures on Computer Applications in Archaeology (2014, 2015).

Reviews

"This work represents a major addition to the existing translated texts covering Egypt in the medieval period. The astonishing depth and chronological coverage of this source guarantees its usefulness to scholars concerned either with Egypt or with the broader history of the Eastern Mediterranean, while the supplementary materials provided by the editors only increase its value."- Nicholas Morton, Nottingham Trent University