محارس الفسطاط في عصر الولاة (21-254 ه 642-868 م)‎ : دراسة تاريخية

Abstract EN

The Mahrases represent a pattern of military installations or buildings that were associated with military activity, and were taken as guard and observation posts.

it was founded in Fustat at the beginning of the Islamic era of Egypt, as a result of nature of emerging capital, and a place of the landing army units.

then its construction continued in the governors’ era, the time of the Rashidun, the Umayyad and the Abbasids.

source references to the names of a number of these Mahrases drew our attention, so we traced it and devoted this research to provide a revealing picture of it during that era.

the research plan required starting our research by talking about the nature of the Mahrases, a glimpse of its history and the development of its concept.

then we dealt with its establishment in Fustat and its purpose, providing a general perception of its entity by then, then we tracked down its names in the sources.

furthermore, we pursue every Mahras pointing out its location, founder, time of establishment, and other information related to its history.