Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Maps
1. Introduction
2. The Reigns of al-Ashraf Qaytbay and Qansuh al-Ghawri
3. Beleaguered Bulwark: The Mamluk State and International Politics
4. The Mamluk Institution: A Victim of Success
5. Economic Dilemmas: Heightened Demand, Static Resources
6. Coping with Crisis: Overt Inertia
7. Surmounting Crisis: Covert Innovation
8. Conclusions
Appendices
Works Cited
Index