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Part 1: The culture of gifts. -- The World of the Mamluks. -- Protocol and Codes of Gift Exchange. -- Diplomatic Hospitality and Safety. -- The Meaning of Diplomatic Gifts. -- The Monetary Value of Gifts. -- Recycled, Used and Requested gifts. Part 2: gifts in geo-political contexts. The Red Sea and Indian Ocean Connection. -- Yemen. -- India. -- Africa: Ethiopia, Nubia, The Maghrib, West Africa (Mali and Borno). -- The Black Sea, Anatolia, Iran, and Central Asia. -- The Golden Horde at the Black Sea. The Ilkhanids and the Jalayirids in Iran and Iraq. -- The Timurids in Iran and Central Asia. -- The Turkmens: The Qara Qoyunlu. The Aq Qoyunlus. The Dhul Qadirs. -- The Safavids. -- The Ottomans. -- Europe: Castile and Aragon, The Cyprus Connection Venice, Florence, France. Part 3: The gifts. -- Tradition and Legacy. -- Traditional Diplomatic Gifts in the Middle-East and the Muslim World. -- The Fatimid and Ayyubid Legacies. Gifts from and for the Mamluks. -- Gifts for the Mamluks. -- The Mamluk Assortment of Diplomatic Gifts: Spices and porcelain, Mamluks and Craftsmen, Giraffes, Elephants and other Animals, Balsam, Theriac and other Local Products, Religious Gifts, Textiles, Material Witnesses of Mamluk Diplomatic Textiles, The Knight's Outfit, Material Witnesses of Mamluk Military and Equestrian Gifts. Gifts and Mamluk Identity: Export, The Iconography of Mamluk Gifts. Conclusion |
