Information Package / Course Catalogue
Mamluk History Resources
Course Code: TRH533
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: No
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To inform master students about Mamluk period historians and their works.

Course Content

Information will be given about the works and styles of Mamluk period authors Makrizi, Ibn Tagriberdi and Ibn Iyas.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Tülay YÜREKLİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be informed about Mamluk historians and historiography.
2.It will be enlightened on how to evaluate the works about Mamluk History.
3.The ability to criticize the sources of Mamluk History will be gained.
4.In terms of historiography, gains will be made in the use of resources.
5.Students will be taught to compare the other sources of the period with the Mamluk historical sources.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kazım Yaşar Kopraman, Mısır Memlûkleri.
2.Altan Çetin, Türk Tarihinde Memlûk Asırları.
3.David Nicolle, The Mamluks 1250-1517, 1993.
4.Muhibeddin Ebu Hamid Makdisî, Mısır’daki İslam Devletleri ve Türk Memlûklerin Faziletleri, çev. Ramazan Şeşen
5.Makrîzî, İmtâ?u’l-esmâ? (nşr. M. Abdülhamîd en-Nümeysî), Beyrut 1420/1999, neşredenin giriş
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about the Mamluks will be given.
Week 2 - Theoretical
General information about Mamluk Historiography will be given.
Week 3 - Theoretical
His makrizi and his works will be explained
Week 4 - Theoretical
The importance of Makrizi's work titled Hıtat will be emphasized.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Information will be given about Makrizi's work titled es-Suluk.
Week 6 - Theoretical
A general introduction to the works of Ibn Taghriberdi will be made.
Week 7 - Theoretical
A general introduction to the works of Ibn Taghriberdi will be made.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Information will be given about Ibn Taghriberdi's work titled en-Nucumu'z-Zahire.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Information will be given about Ibn Iyas and his works
Week 10 - Theoretical
A general evaluation of the course will be made.
Week 11 - Theoretical
A general evaluation of the course will be made.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Contemporary Studies on Mamluks
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contemporary Studies on Mamluks
Week 14 - Theoretical
Contemporary Studies on Mamluks
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Rate1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1462112
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-2
4
4
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1
4
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5
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5
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5
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4
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4
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1
5
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5
5
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5
5
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1
5
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5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026