Readers of Mamlūk chronicles rapidly arrive at the conclusion that fifteenth-century Cairo was a chaotic arena characterised by endless violent struggles.1 Based on contemporary literary sources,2 the present article looks closely at this Cairene arena and examines one aspect of this particular social field,3 namely the competition for power and resources that intensified factionalism and generated ad hoc coalitions.4 It is argued that it

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马穆鲁克编年史的读者很快得出结论，15 世纪的开罗是一个以无休止的暴力斗争为特征的混乱舞台。1 基于当代文学资料，2 本文密切关注这个开罗舞台，并考察了这一特定社会领域的一个方面,3 即权力和资源的竞争加剧了派系主义并产生了临时联盟。 4 有人认为它