The Letter and Its Response: The Exchanges between the Qara Qoyunlu and the Mamluk Sultan : MS Arabe 4440 (BnF, Paris)

In their manuals, chancery scribes often discussed the differences between initial letters (ibtidāʾ) and their responses (ǧawāb), yet one question persists: which one was of higher status? Basing their reflections on literary criteria, secretaries were divided. Most of them granted the response more...

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Main Author: Dekkiche, Malika (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Arabica
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 6, Pages: 579-626
Further subjects:B Mamluk Mamlouks Qara Qoyunlu Qara Qoyunlu Diplomacy diplomatie Diplomatics diplomatique Letter-writing documents épistolaires Conquests conquêtes Fatḥ-nāma Fatḥ-Nāma
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