Early Mamluk Syrian Historiography, Al-Yunini's "Dhayl Mir'at al-zaman

Abstract

This laudable work offers a study, translation and partial edition of one of the most important early Mamluk sources and its author. In addition to the work's contribution to Mamluk history, it also makes a significant contribution towards the ultimate goal of having the key texts of early Mamluk historiography accessible to scholars. Volume II is an edition of the years 1297-1302 (697-701 AH) of al-Yunini's Chronicle, collated with the extant fragments of al-Jazari's (d. 1338) h awadith al-zaman.