Bureaucratic Rivalry in Medieval Egypt
by
'Uthman ibn Ibrahim al-Nabulusi
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Patronage, power, and competition in the Sultan’s court
The Sword of Ambition opens a new window onto interreligious rivalry among elites in medieval Egypt. Written by the unemployed bureaucrat 'Uthman ibn Ibrahim al-Nabulusi, it contains a wealth of little-known historical anecdotes, unusual...