Al-Mufaddal ibn Abi al-Fada'il () was a 14th-century

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historian. He was a

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. Al-Mufaddal wrote a book about the history of the Bahriyya

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, entitled ''al-Nahdj al-sadîd wa-l-durr al-farîd fimâ ba'd Ta'rîkh Ibn al'Amîd'', covering the period from 1260 to 1340. He finished his work in 1358. Al-Muffaddal gives precise descriptions of the history of Egypt and

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, especially the Mongol occupation of Syria. He noted down the

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declaration made by the Mongols, as well as the content of the letters exchanged between

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and al-Nâsir. He also wrote extensively about the

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Works

* Moufazzal ibn Abi l-Fazil, ''Histoire des sultans mamlouks'', edited and translated by Blochet.

References

* Luisetto, Frédéric (2007). Arméniens & autres Chrétiens d'Orient sous la domination Mongole (in French). Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner S.A.

References

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