4/13 Mon: The Mongol hoards
4/15 Wed: The Mamluks, the last hope
4/17 Fri: The Rihla of Ibn Battuta and the restoration of order
Readings:
• Hodgson, M. 1974. Venture of Islam. Vol.II pp 369-436 “After the Mongol Irruption: politics and Society 1259-1405”
• Ibn Battutah. Selections from The Rihla of Ibn Battutah. Pp vii-xviii, 1-24, 161-201, 281-295
• Juvaini, ‘Ala ad-Din. The History of the World Conqueror. Selections trans. J. A. Boyle
• Maalouf, Amin. 1984. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes. Ch 13 “The Mongol Scourge” and Ch 14 “God Grant that they Never Set Foot Again”
The Slave Sultanate.pdf