Réforme des monnaies et spéculation dans le sultanat mamlouk au début du IXe/XVe siècle: al-Maqrīzī et la question de la responsabilité de l’élite mamlouk dans l’instabilité monétaire
The terrible famine that struck Egypt at the beginning of the 9th/15th century led to al-Maqrīzī’s (d. 845/1442) critique of the Mamluk government’s misadministration. Al-Maqrīzī identified the monetary reform as the main reason behind the crisis. Among the multiple causes of this reform were the op...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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Brill
2017
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Arabica
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-236 |
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Middle East
Proche Orient
Mamluk period
Mamlouk
money
monnaies
economic history
histoire économique
social history
histoire sociale
currency speculation
spéculation
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| Summary: | The terrible famine that struck Egypt at the beginning of the 9th/15th century led to al-Maqrīzī’s (d. 845/1442) critique of the Mamluk government’s misadministration. Al-Maqrīzī identified the monetary reform as the main reason behind the crisis. Among the multiple causes of this reform were the opposing interests of the Mamluk elite and the sultanic household regarding the value of gold and copper coins. In all likelihood, the former speculated on a rise in the value of gold whereas the latter wanted to limit the depreciation of the copper coins. This rivalry most likely contributed to the worsening of the monetary crisis. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0585 |
| Contains: | In: Arabica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700585-12341451 |