A Study on the Characteristics and Methods of Historiography in the Mamluk Era (648-923 AH)

From the 7th to the 10th century AH, Islamic historiography flourished in the west of the Islamic world, and especially during the Mamluk era, Egypt witnessed tremendous cultural and educational transformations. Through the study of historical texts of interest to the thinkers of historiography, the migration of historians from the East who had valuable experiences, the transfer of educational centers from Baghdad to Cairo, and the conducted investigations, they established great growth and honor for Islamic world and created the second golden stage in Islamic culture and civilization. Therefore, the following question is raised: What are the characteristics and methods of historiography in the Mamluk period? This research, relying on the first-hand sources and conducting descriptive and analytical studies, aims to examine and analyze the following issues: how the history of historiography was formed and influenced in the western Islamic world, the entry of jurists into historiography, the use of types of historiographical sources, biography, summaries, sequels, and summaries on the growth and prosperity of historiography.