James II of Aragon; al-Ašraf Ḫalīl; treaty; diplomacy; Mamluks; Egypt; trade
Abstract :
[en] This article analyses a treaty which was negotiated by the Mamlūk sultan al-Ašraf Ḫalīl (r. 689–693/1290–1293) and King James II of Aragon (r. 1291–1327) in 1293. It begins with a discussion of the treaty’s authorship and provenance and then describes the context in which the treaty emerged. Here, special attention is paid to the convergence of commercial and political interests relating to both the Crown of Aragon and the Mamlūk Sultanate of Cairo. The article closes with a cursory analysis of the treaty’s clauses and reflects on their implications for transmediterranean relations.
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Smarandache, Bogdan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Transitions - Unité de recherches sur le Moyen Âge et la première Modernité
Language :
English
Title :
1293: An Aragonese–Mamlūk Bilateral Agreement from al-Qalqašandī’s Ṣubḥ al-aʿšā
Publication date :
15 December 2022
Journal title :
Transmediterranean History
Volume :
4
Issue :
2
Peer reviewed :
Editorial reviewed
Funders :
SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council [CA]