Al-Ahdath in the Levant in the Fatimid Era and Their Convergence with the Al-Zu'ar in the Mamluk Era

Abstract

This study explores those societal organizations that were described in the ugliest and most vile descriptions: Al-Ahdath (Juveniles) in the Fatimid era and the Al-Zu'ar (Thugs) in the Mamluk era. This research tackles their political and societal roles and their disputes with the authority and society. It also sheds light on their clothing, weapons, names, neighborhoods, and other things that pertain to them, concentrating on the convergence between two groups.

Keywords: Al-Ahdath, Al-Zu'r, the Fatimid era, the Mamluk era.

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/12-12-04

Publication date:June 30^th 2022