Michael S Fulton

Contest for Egypt: The Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin

Sprache: Englisch.

gebunden , 216 Seiten

ISBN 9004512276

EAN 9789004512276

Veröffentlicht Juni 2022

Verlag/Hersteller Brill

€ 135,00 inkl. MwSt.

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Beschreibung

For about a decade, Amalric, the crusader king of Jerusalem, Nur al-Din, the Turkic ruler of Damascus and Aleppo, and Shawar, the vizier of Fatimid Egypt, would vie for control over one of the wealthiest regions around the Mediterranean. In the end, it was Saladin, the nephew of one of Nur al-Din's commanders, who would emerge as the last man standing. Contest for Egypt is the first modern study devoted exclusively to this tripartite struggle for influence. Readers are introduced to the background and aftermath, while focus is placed on examining the central actions, motives and ambitions that shaped events between 1164 and 1174.

Portrait

Michael S. Fulton, Ph.D. (2016), Cardiff University, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Western, Ontario. His research relates to the history and archaeology of conflict in the Near East during the period of the crusades. Among his many publications are Artillery in the Era of the Crusades (Brill, 2018) and Siege Warfare during the Crusades (Pen & Sword, 2019).