1. 1249 Louis IX takes Damietta. Death of al-Salih (r. 1240-49).
Timeline
1249 Louis IX takes Damietta.
Death of al-Salih (r ).
Turan-Shah absent. Shajar
al-Durr conceals death.
Feb 1250 Muslims defeat Crusaders at
al-Mansura.
Map Link: Louis IX in Egypt:
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2. 1250 Turan-Shah arrives in Egypt. Louis IX
Timeline
1250 Turan-Shah arrives in Egypt. Louis IX
captured, then released in exchange for
Damietta.
May 1250 Turan-Shah murdered by the
Mamluks. Shajar al-Durr elected sultana,
reigns for three months, then replaced by
Aybeg al-Turkumani.
Map Link: The Mamluk Takeover:
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3. Timeline
Reign of al-Zahir Baybars as sultan.
1268 Baybars takes Antioch.
1270 Louis IX dies while crusading in
North Africa.
Reign of al-Mansur Qalawun as sultan.
1289 Qalawun takes Tripoli.

4. Timeline
Reign of al-Ashraf Khalil as sultan.
1291 Khalil takes Acre and mops up most
remaining crusader strongholds on Levantine
coast. Cyprus remains in hands of crusaders
until 16th century, with occasional crusades
launched from there with no success. No
European states on Levantine coast until
colonial era.

5. Word List Timeline bahr (river) burj (tower) 1250-1382 Bahri
Mamluk Sultanate.
Burji
Map Link: The Mamluk Sultanate (after the conquests):
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6. Word List
Timeline
Sufis (Muslim
mystics)
tariqa (Sufi
group)
Ottomans
1258 End of ‘Abbasid
caliphate in Baghdad.
1261 Baybars establishes
‘Abbasid caliphate in
Cairo.
1517 Ottomans take
power from Mamluks.

7. Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet
Façade of complex of Qalawun (1284). (Ernst J. Grube, The World of
Islam (London: Paul Hamlyn, 1966), p. 107.)
Floor plan of complex of Qalawun. (A)
Complex of Qalawun. Main iwan, madrasa courtyard. (A)
Complex of Qalawun. Interior view, prayer iwan of madrasa. (A)
Complex of Qalawun. View of mashrabiyya screens around the
cenotaph. (A)
Interior of mausoleum of Qalawun. (Ernst J. Grube, The World of
Islam, p. 107.)
Complex of Qalawun. Detail view of the ceiling showing coffered
design. (A)

8. Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet
Complex of Qalawun. Interior detail showing gilt inscription panels and
capitals, and panels of marble and mosaic inlay. (A)
Complex of Qalawun. Views of the mihrab, decorated with polychrome
stones, mosaic inlay, and columns with lyre-shaped capitals (A)
Complex of Qalawun. Exterior view of the mausoleum. (A)
Sultan Hasan Complex, Cairo (F)
Sultan Hasan Complex. Plan. (Ernst J. Grube, The World of Islam,
p. 108.)
Sultan Hasan Complex. View from the East. (F)
Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo Ablution fountain. Courtyard.
(F)

9. Object List
Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo Detail, compared with the
dome of the tomb of Hafiz, Shiraz (bt. 1953). (F)
Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo View of qibla wall, main iwan
(mosque). (F)
Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo View of the mihrab of the
Sanctuary iwan (interior). (F)
Minarets of Jerusalem - one of the four from the Haram al-Sharif
compound. 15th c. (F - three slides)
Minbar (summer pulpit) of al-Aqsa Mosque. Jerusalem. 14th c. (F)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

10. Object List Interior of the Taynal Mosque of Tripoli. 14th c. (F)
Portal of Amir Taynal Mosque of Tripoli. 14th c. (F)
Interior gate of the Taynal Mosque of Tripoli (F)
Entrance portals and muqarnas, Tripoli. (F)
Gate of the Madrasa al-Qartawiyya of Tripoli (F)
Entrance to al-Ashrafiyya Madrasa. Jerusalem. 15th c. (F)
Mihrab of mosque, Madrasat al-Firdaws. Aleppo, Syria. 13th c. (F)
Stalactite, Madrasat al-Firdaws; Aleppo, Syria. 13th c. (F)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

11. Object List Entrance to cotton vendors’ souk. Jerusalem. (F)
Turba (Tomb) of Turkan Khatun, Jerusalem. (F)
Detail of frieze of turba of Turkan Khatun, Jerusalem. (F)
Sabil of Kayitbay, Jerusalem. Haram al-Sharif, 15th c. (F - 2 slides)
Dome of Mausoleum of Kayitbay (1474). (Robert Hillenbrand,
Islamic Art and Architecture (London: Thames and Hudson,
1999), p. 142.)
Decorative marble floor coverings. Ablutions courtyard of Qaratay
Madrasa. Tripoli. (F)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

12. Object List
Wall tile of enameled ceramic. AD Damascus. Coat of arms of
the Mamluk sultan, al-Ashraf Barsbay. (F)
Mamluk Blazons. (Carole Hillenbrand, The Crusades, Islamic
Perspectives (Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1999),
p. 227.)
Baybars’ Bridge, Lod (Lydda), Israel (bt. 1273). (Wikimedia
Commons: <
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Baybars’ Bridge, Lod (Lydda), Israel (bt. 1273); close-up of relief.
(Wikimedia Commons: <
wiki/File:BaibarsBridge22a.JPG>.)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

13. Object List Dinar of Baybars, 1268. (British Museum:
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Collection of gold jewels. 13th c. Necklaces. (F)
Collection of gold jewels. 13th c. Necklaces and a ring. (F)
Baptistère St. Louis. Egypt or Syria. c cm. (F)
Canteen: brass hammered and inlaid with silver and black organic
material. Enthroned Madonna. Syria. Mid-13th c. (F)
Mamluk Glass Lamp. (Robert Hillenbrand, Islamic Art and
Architecture (London: Thames and Hudson, 1999), p. 156.)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

14. Object List
Mosque Lamps, Syria or Egypt, 13th-14th c. (Niall Christie, Private
Collection: <
mosquelamps.jpg>.)
Bottle with polo players, Egypt or Syria, c Glass with enamel
and gold paint. (Volkmar Enderlein et al., Museum für
Islamische Kunst (Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern,
2001), p. 83.)
and gold paint. (Niall Christie, Private Collection: <
www3.telus.net/nchristi/HIST2252slides/poloriderbottle1.jpg>.)
www3.telus.net/nchristi/HIST2252slides/poloriderbottle2.jpg>.)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

15. Object List
Qur’an illumination. For Sultan Sha‘ban’s madrasa. Cairo
74 x 51 cm. Ink, gold, and colour on paper. (F)
Miniature of an automaton water dispenser. From a copy of al-Jazari’s
Kitab fi Ma‘rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (Book of Knowledge
of Ingenious Mechanical Devices). From Syria or Egypt.
1315. (F)
Silk tapestry-woven panel. c x 107 cm. Qasr Ibrim,
Egypt. (F)
Mamluk carpet. Egypt. c x 1.34 m. (F)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

16. Object List Mamluk Egyptian pile carpet. Early 16th c. (2 x 1.5m). (F)
Shadow-play figure, Egypt, 15th c. (Volkmar Enderlein et al., Museum
für Islamische Kunst (Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern,
2001), p. 85.)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet