Dr. Warren C.Schultz

Dr. Warren C. Schultz received his Ph.D. in Islamic History from the University of Chicago in 1995. He is a professor in the History Department at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He has served as Departmental Chair and as Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He is the author of numerous chapters and articles about the monetary and economic history of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria (648-923 AH/1250-1517 CE), and has consulted on many archaeological excavations.

The Mamluk Sultanate and Three Dars:
The Dar al-Islam, Dar al-Darb, and Dar al-Athar
al-Islamiyah in Kuwait

After a brief introduction about the importance of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria (648-923/1250-1517) in Islamic history, this lecture focuses on the importance of Mamluk coinage as a source for the social and economic history of the Sultanate. It outlines major changes within the gold and silver coinage over the course of the Sultanate. Then it discusses the fascinating history of Mamluk copper coins, highlighting how the increased availability of published specimens has changed our sense of how these coins circulated and were valued. The lecture concludes with a discussion of important collection of Mamluk coins housed in the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyah, how those dinars, dirhams, and fulūs add to our knowledge of Mamluk monetary history.