![]() | The Civilian Elite of Cairo in the Later Middle Ages Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History -- 15th century; Social classes -- Egypt -- History -- 15th century; Professions -- Egypt -- History -- 15th century; This pioneer study presents a quantitative analysis of the civilian elite in Mamluk Cairo. Using information about 4,631 individuals drawn from two fifteenth-century biographical dictionaries, Carl Petry explores the geographic origins of the civilian elite (the 'ulama') and the distribution of their residences and places of work in Cairo. |
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