The fortress of the raven : : Karak in the Middle Islamic period (1100 -1650) / / by Marcus Milwright.
In c.1142 work started on the construction of a major castle in the southern Jordanian town of Karak. The largest of a network of fortifications, Karak castle became the administrative centre of an important Crusader lordship. After 1188 Karak and its territories were incorporated into the Ayyubid,...
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Superior document: | Islamic history and civilization, v. 72 |
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Year of Publication: | 2008 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Islamic history and civilization ;
v. 72. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (488 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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