Early Mamluk Diplomacy is based on treaties between the Mamluk   sultans  of Egypt, Baybars (1260-77) and Qalawun (1279-90), and   Christian  rulers.  The General Introduction describes the Arabic   literary sources in which these  treaties have been transmitted. Their   status under Islamic law is examined,  followed by a description of   negotiation procedures, and an account of  diplomatic relations with   the Christian powers. Three treaties are with the  military orders,   four with Beirut, Tripoli, the Latin kingdom and Tyre, and  four others   with Lesser Armenia, Aragon, the Byzantine Empire and Genoa. Each    section has an introduction giving its historical background.  The work   offers Islamic historians and European medievalists documentary    evidence of a kind rare in pre-modern Middle Eastern history, casting   light on  commercial and social as well as diplomatic relations.

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