Tree of Pearls is a vivid exploration of the life of a singular woman who rose from slavery to become sultan of Egypt in the 13th century. Her achievements were the ending the Seventh Crusade, the inauguration of the Mamluk dynasty, and the building of innovative works of architecture that left an enduring mark on Cairo.
Tree of Pearls is a vivid exploration of the life of a singular woman who rose from slavery to become sultan of Egypt in the 13th century. Her achievements were the ending the Seventh Crusade, the inauguration of the Mamluk dynasty, and the building of innovative works of architecture that left an enduring mark on Cairo.
D. Fairchild Ruggles is Professor and Debra L. Mitchell Chair in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she also holds appointments in Art History, Architecture, Medieval Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, and Gender and Women's Studies. She is the author and presenter of short films on Islamic art for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, and she is current art and architecture field editor for The Encyclopaedia of Islam.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Dates and Transliterations Chapter 1: Who Was "Tree of Pearls" Chapter 2: Sultans and Slaves: Salih's Rise to Power Chapter 3: The Streets of Cairo and the Salihiyya Madrasa Chapter 4: Crisis in Cairo: From Sultan to Sultan-Queen Chapter 5: Commemorative Architecture and Salih's "Blessed Mausoleum" Chapter 6: "If You Lack Men": the Shajar al-Durr's Abdication and Tomb Chapter 7: Matronage Appendix: Recipe for Umm 'Ali Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Dates and Transliterations Chapter 1: Who Was "Tree of Pearls" Chapter 2: Sultans and Slaves: Salih's Rise to Power Chapter 3: The Streets of Cairo and the Salihiyya Madrasa Chapter 4: Crisis in Cairo: From Sultan to Sultan-Queen Chapter 5: Commemorative Architecture and Salih's "Blessed Mausoleum" Chapter 6: "If You Lack Men": the Shajar al-Durr's Abdication and Tomb Chapter 7: Matronage Appendix: Recipe for Umm 'Ali Bibliography Index
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