Heba El-Toudy is an independent researcher and translator.

Tarek Galal Abdelhamid is an assistant professor of architecture at MSA University, Egypt. His previous publications include The Mamluk Army (2013), War In the Mamluk Period (2013), A Concise History of North Syria in the Mamluk Period (2013) and Lectures on Computer Applications in Archaeology (2014, 2015).

Table of Contents

List of Maps

Introduction

Part I - The Seats of Government

A - The First Seat of Government - Fustat

1. The Neighbourhoods of Fustat





2. The Houses of Fustat





3. The House of the Amir (D¿r al-Im¿ra)





4. The Expansion an Decline of Fustat





5. Al-Raw¿a Island





6. The Establishment of al-Mahr¿n¿ (Munsha'at al-Mahr¿n¿)





7. Al-¿abash Pond (Birkat al-¿abash)





8. The Mosques of Fustat





9. The Madrasas of Fustat





10. The Khanqas and Ribats of Fustat





11. The Hospital




B- The Second Seat of Government - Cairo




12. The Fatimid Palaces





13. The Gates and Walls of Cairo





14. The Neighbourhoods of Cairo





15. The Mosques of Cairo





16. The Madrasas of Cairo





17. The Khanqas and Ribats of Cairo





18. The Five-prayer Mosques





19. The Hospital





20. Construction and Description of Cairo




C- The Third Seat of Government - The Citadel

D- Al-Qar¿fa (The Cemetery)

Part II - The Regulation of the Kingdom

A- The First Status - Rulers Appointed by the Caliphate

B- The Second Status -The Fatimids







1. The First Clause - Royal Instruments





2. The Second Clause - The Caliph's Warehouses





3. The Third Clause - The Armies





4. The Fourth Clause - The Holders of Offices








1. Holders of Offices in the Caliph's presence.





2. Holders of the Offices outside of the Caliph's presence.






5. The Fifth Clause - The Appearanc