Bogdan C. SmarandacheAragonese–mamlūk Agreement • May 14th, 2023
Bogdan C. Smarandache, 1293: An Aragonese–Mamlūk Agreement from al-Qalqašandī’s Ṣubḥ al-aʿšā, in: Transmediterranean History 4.2 (2022).DOI: https://doi.org/10.18148/tmh/2022.4.2.46 Abstract: This article analyses a treaty negotiated by the Mamlūk sultan al-Ašraf Ḫalīl (r. 689– 693/1290–1293) and King James II of Aragon (r. 1291–1327) in 1293. It begins with a discussion of the treaty’s authorship and provenance and then describes the context in which the treaty was developed. Here, special attention is paid to the convergence of commercial and political interests held both by the Crown of Aragon and the Mamlūk Sultanate of Cairo. The article closes with a cursory analysis of clauses in the treaty and reflections on their implications for transmediterranean relations.
