Medieval Syria and the Onset of the Crusades
The Political World of Bilad al-Sham 1050-1128
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Product details:
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press
- Date of Publication 28 February 2025
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781399503181
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 black and white illustrations, 9 black and white line arts 641
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Short description:
Surveys a turbulent chapter of Syrian history from multiple perspectives, recalibrating the underlying power dynamics of the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries.
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Between 1050 and 1128 the nomadic Seljuq Turks and European Crusaders subjected northern Syria to a series of invasions from the east and west. The migration of militant peoples from the Eurasian Steppe and Western Europe inserted a new set of political elites into a complex frontier zone already beset by numerous conflicts fought along several ethno-cultural and religious contours. Surveying this turbulent chapter of Syrian history from multiple perspectives, this book recalibrates the underlying power dynamics of the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. Through this regional focus, it reassesses both the impact that the establishment of Turkish and Crusader lordships had upon bilad al-sham (Greater Syria) and the reactions of Syria’s established ruling elite to this unprecedented sequence of events.
Providing a unique reinterpretation of the political situation in bilad al-sham during one of the most important periods in Middle Eastern history, this book proposes a new model for understanding the political dynasties of this period and questions the significance ascribed to the establishment of the Crusader States by modern historians.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Note on Names, Transliteration and Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Principal Historical Figures, Dynasties and Terminology
Introduction: Defining and Exploring the Political World of
Bilad al-sham
Historiographical Overview
The Primary Sources
The Scope of this Book
Notes
Part I Historical Sketch of Bilad al-sham
Introduction: Part I
The System of Autonomous lordships in Syria
Byzantine, Fatimid and Seljuq Syria
Notes
1 The Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Bilad al-sham
The Antiochene–Aleppan Balance of Power
The Byzantine Political Footprint in the Face of Seljuq Incursions
Byzantine Interactions with Local Rulers in Bilad al-sham
Conclusion: the Break-up of Byzantine Bilad al-sham
Notes
2 The Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Bilad al-sham
The Fatimid Political Footprint in Northern Syria:
442–463/1050–1071
The Fatimid Collapse in Southern Syria and Palestine
Fatimid Interactions with Local Rulers in Bilad al-sham
Conclusion: The Fatimids as ‘the Other’ in Bilad al-sham?
Notes
3 The Great Seljuq Sultanate
Seljuq Bilad al-sham
The Sultan in Bilad al-sham
Syrian Campaigns Instigated by Malik Shah
The Seljuq Perpetuation of the System of Autonomous Lordships
in Syria
Seljuq Bilad al-sham in the Sixth/Twelfth Century
The Türkmen in Syria
Conclusion: Reassessing Seljuq Bilad al-sham
Notes
Part II Countering the Crusades?
Introduction: Part II
4 The Reactions of Seljuq, Fatimid and Syrian Elites
The ‘counter-Crusade’ and ‘la maqam’ Paradigms
The Seljuq counter-Crusade
The Fatimid counter-Crusade
Alliance Networks among Syrian Elites in the Early Crusading Era
Notes
5 The Notables and Frontiers of Aleppo
The Empowerment of Syrian Notables
Appeals for Assistance
The Frontiers of Bilad halab
Revisiting Baldwin II’s Siege of Aleppo
Conclusion: Aleppan Notables and the Threat of Frankish Rule
Conclusion: Situating the Crusades in Syrian History
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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