@article{TEXTUAL, recid = {10625}, author = {Behrens-Abouseif, Doris}, title = {The Captivity and Release of the Armenian King Leo V in Cairo: Diplomatic Gifts and Ransom in Mamluk Diplomacy}, publisher = {The Middle East Documentation Center (MEDOC)}, journal = {Mamlūk Studies Review}, address = {2023}, number = {TEXTUAL}, pages = {55-69}, abstract = {This paper is about the captivity and release of the Lusignan king Leo V of Armenia by the Mamluks between the years 1374 and 1382 according to the chronicle of Jean Dardel and Mamluk sources. It documents an important political event in Mamluk history and a diplomatic episode that has not been duly explored.}, url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/10625}, }