Historiography of Ibn Aybak in Kanz al-Durar

Kanz Al Durar wa Djami’ Al Ghurar, a general history in nine volumes compiled by Ibn Aybak Al Dawadari, a lesser known Mamlukid historian, contains a comprehensiveaccount of the history of ruling dynasties of Egypt from Islamic conquest to thetime of the
writer. His close relation with Mamluks as a high ranking official inthe court of Mamluk rulers facilitated his access to governmental documents andarchives and made his work a well documented history especially on the tow lastvolumes which are dealing with events of his contemporary period. This historymainly consists on political, military and literary issues but Ibn Aybak has alsothe social, economical and cultural events in his consideration. The author of thepresent article has studied Kanz Al Durar from a critical view and evaluated itsimportance in historiography of Egypt under Mamluks.