العوامل المؤثرة في تذبذب أسعار المواد الغذائية في بلاد الشام خلال العصرين المملوكين الأول (648-784ه 1250-1381م)‎ و الثاني (784-922ه 1381-1517م)‎

Abstract EN

This research aims to study the effective Factors on fluctuation of food staff prices in Bilad Al-Sham during the Mamluki Era (648-922) A.H/1250-1517.A.D).

It shows the effects of high prices on population and the government and the public reaction towards this problem.

The research concluded that the food staff prices were not stable, and they were effected by the natural disasters such as famine, drought، locusts, rats and others.

In addition, Prices were effected negatively by the Mamluki authrity practices, like monopoly and compulsory Prices and Pilgrim caravans through Bilad Al-Sham.

The Mamluki state tried to stop the rise in prices by controlling the currency weight, and strict supervision on markets, especially in term of prohibiting monopoly controlling the botanies.

Moreover, the Mamluki authority determined the prices of some food items، such as bread and meat because of the high demand.

The rise in prices has negative effects on the whole aspects of the state in terms of troubles in security, robbery of markets and craft-houses, trade decline، spread of diseases, and the large number of deaths.

These made some people eat the large number of dead children in cheap prices to get food.

And made other people leave their countries to better places.