دور الجيش في الأعمال المدنية في مصر زمن الناصر محمد بن قلاوون (709-741ه 1309– 1340م)‎

Abstract EN

This study is interested in highlighting the role of the army in civil works in the era of Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun, during his third sultanate (709-741 AH/1309-1340 AD), During that period, he sought to consolidate the existence of the state of the Mamluk with the pillar of development, Hence, he proceeded to exploit all the capabilities of the state to accomplish this task, which is a new pillar of the legitimacy of the Mamluk Sultanate.

The study defined the concept of civil works, that is, non-military or religious works, which benefited all people without discrimination.

The study drilled the conditions that helped the Sultan to use the army in the civil works, the most prominent of which were: Al-Nasir Muhammad's passion of development, the decrease in the number of invasions, the stability of internal security, the abundance of funding from many sources, the affluence of the manpower and the technical expertise.

The role of the army in civilian works has diversified through: supervision, financing, or participation in implementation.

The role of the army in civil works was not limited to participating in major projects such as: excavating the Gulf of Alexandria, and the Gulf of Syracuse, building many bridges, and planning squares, but went even further to participate in fires fighting and encountering the economy crises.

The participation of the army in the civil works has yielded good results that appeared in: the great urban expansion, increasing the agricultural area, in addition to limiting the negative effects of economic crises, and reducing the losses of fires that were repeated during the Nasser era, those fruits unanimously agreed upon by historical sources.