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Syria down to Saladin: Ibn Asakir’s History of the City of Damascus
By (author) Professor David Cook
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Syria down to Saladin is the first comprehensive historical study of post-Umayyad Syria based on Ibn ꜤAsÄkir’s TÄ’rÄ«kh madÄ«nat Dimashq (History of the City of Damascus). As the largest work that has ever appeared documenting pre-modern Syria, Ibn ꜤAsÄkir’s History is a major source for the study of the region. It has, however, been underutilised for the simple reason that it is vast. This book makes this unique local history newly accessible to a broader scholarly audience. Basing his analysis on 6,066 biographical entries from Ibn ꜤAsÄkir’s text, David Cook reconstructs the history of Syria between the fall of the Umayyads and the rise of the Seljuqs. He provides vital context for pre-Crusader Syria, as well as offering new perspectives on Damascus during the First Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. He considers topics such as the emergence of new elites, changes in religious and economic bases, and the narration of prophetic tradition, placing these events within a broader pan-Islamic context. Containing over 150 original genealogical tables, 40 maps and 7 appendices, this book stands as a monument to the intellectual and religious breadth of Ibn ꜤAsÄkir, highlighting how his text can shed light on a diversity of topics and inviting historians to use it systematically when discussing post-Umayyad Syria.
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Publisher | Edinburgh University Press
Published date | 30 Jun 2026
Language | English
Format | Hardback
Pages | 672
Dimensions | 244 x 170 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-3995-6126-6
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BISAC | history / historiography
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