Denise Aigle. Les Invasions de Ġāzān Ḫān en Syrie. Polémiques sur sa conversion à l’Islam et la présence de chrétiens dans ses armées

Abstract

The difficult relationship between the Mongol Ilkhanids and the Mamluk sultanate always has attracted much scholarly attention, and in this framework the particular rule of the Ilkhan Ġāzān Ḫān (r. 694-703/1295-1304) is no exception. Most studies however have so far focused on the military aspects of the relations, as well as on the diplomatic exchanges that followed. The diplomatic exchanges between the Ilkhanids and Mamluks, that mirrors their difficult relations, dealt mostly with the esta..