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Seminar
WiSe 25/26: The Mamluk Sultanate in Its Global Context
Christian Mauder
Kommentar
What happens when an alien, originally non-Muslim group of military slaves takes power in a central part of the Islamic world? How are the political processes changing and what influence does such a military takeover have on economic and cultural life? How do these former slave soldiers engage with neighboring polities, and how are they viewed by outside observers? How do diverse groups of inhabitants organize their lives under the new rulers?
The seminar addresses these and similar questions by introducing its participants to the history of the Mamluk Sultanate – a powerful polity that ruled over Egypt, Syria, and neighboring areas for more than 250 years from the end of the crusades to the beginning of the early modern period. The participants in the seminar learn about the history, economy and governmental structure of this unique sultanate, its elite and popular cultures, and its interactions with its neighbors including Crusader states, other Muslim-ruled sultanates, and European powers trying to expand their influence across the Mediterranean and into the Indian Ocean.
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16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 15.10.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 22.10.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 29.10.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 05.11.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 12.11.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 19.11.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 26.11.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 03.12.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 10.12.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 17.12.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 07.01.2026 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 14.01.2026 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 21.01.2026 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 28.01.2026 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 04.02.2026 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 11.02.2026 16:00 - 18:00