Cairene Merchants in the Ottoman Era

Nelly Hanna

In the heart of Ottoman Cairo, where interests clash and cultures converge, the biography of Ishmail Abu Takiyya, the Shahbandar of Traders, emerges as a rare window into understanding the economy and society of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Age rating: Ages 16 and up.

Text source: Hindawi Foundation

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