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&#160;Under the aegis of Comité International des Sciences Historiques - Commission Internationale de DiplomatiqueOrganizing Committee: F. BAUDEN, M. DEKKICHE, J. DEN HEIJERScientific Committee: D. BEHRENS-ABOUSEIF, M. BERNARDINI, L. KALUS, J.E. WOODS***Thursday, September 6Place du 20 Août, 7 (Bâtiment A1), salle académiqueRegistration, 9:00 Welcome Address, 9:30Jean WINAND, Dean of the Faculty of HumanitiesIntroduction, 9:45-10:15Frédéric BAUDEN and Malika DEKKICHECoffee Break, 10:15-10.45 Diplomatic Conventions, 10:45-12:15Chair: Reuven AMITAI, The Hebrew University of JerusalemMalika DEKKICHE, University of ChicagoDiplomatics or Another Way to See the WorldLucian REINFANDT, Universität WienTextual and Ceremonial Aspects of Mamluk Administrative LettersYehoshua FRENKEL, University of HaifaEmbassies in a Crossroad: Cairo’s Role in the 15th Century Multinational PoliticsLunch, 12:15-14:30 Ambassadors, 14:30-16:00Chair: Doris BEHRENS-ABOUSEIF, School of Oriental and African StudiesAnne F. BROADBRIDGE, University of MassachusettsCareers in Diplomacy among Mamluks, Mongols and Turks, 1260-1405Cinzia TAVERNARI, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris Val de SeineLodging Ambassadors: Textual Representation and Architectural RealityAdam G. BEAVER, Princeton UniversityPietro Martire in Cairo (1501): Spanish-Mamluk Relations in the Age of DiscoveryCoffee Break, 16:00-16:30 Mamluks and the Latin West, 16:30-18:00Chair: Frédéric BAUDEN, Université de LiègePierre MOUKARZEL, Université LibanaiseThe European Embassies to the Court of the Mamluk Sultans in CairoMaria Filomena LOPES BARROS, Universidade de ÉvoraIn the Name of the Minorities: the Lisbon’s Muslims as Ambassadors from the King of Portugal to the Sultan of Egypt (1454)Nicholas COUREAS, Cyprus Research CenterEnvoys between Lusignan Cyprus and Mamluk Egypt, 1435-1473: The Accounts of Pero Tafur and George BoustroniosCocktail Hour, 18:00-20:00 ***Friday, September 7Place du 20 Août, 7 (Bâtiment A1), salle des professeursMamluks and (Post-) Mongols (1), 9:30-10:30Chair: Judith PFEIFFER, University of OxfordReuven AMITAI, The Hebrew University of JerusalemMamluk-Ilkhanid Diplomatic Contacts: Negotiations or Posturing?Hend GILLY-ELEWY, California State Polytechnic University, PomonaBaghdad between Cairo and Tabriz: Emissaries to the Mamluks as Expressions of Local Political Ambitions and Ideologies during the 14th CenturyCoffee Break, 10:30-11:00Mamluks and (Post-) Mongols (2), 11:00-12:00Patrick WING, Universiteit GentBetween Iraq and Hard Place: Sultan Ahmad Jalayir’s Time as a Refugee in the Mamluk SultanateMarie FAVEREAU, Universiteit LeidenNew Insight into Mamluk-Mongol Diplomacy. The Jochid Alliances (1261-62/1415-16)Lunch, 12:00-14:00Mamluks and Timurids/Turkmen, 14:00-15:30Chair: John Woods, University of ChicagoMichele BERNARDINI, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”Timur, Toqtamish and the Mamluks. Some Further ConsiderationsIlker Evrim BINBAS, Royal Holloway, University of LondonSharaf al-Din ‘Ali Yazdi and the Mamluk Sultanate: An analysis of the Extant CorrespondenceFrédéric BAUDEN, Université de Liège A Reconstructed Qara Qoyunlu Letter and Its Contribution to the Study of Diplomatic Exchanges Between the Mamluks, the Qara Qoyunlu and the TimuridsCoffee Break, 15:30-16:00Mamluks and Ottomans (1), 16:00-17:00Chair: Michele BERNARDINI, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L'Orientale”John E. WOODS, University of ChicagoDocuments from the Ottoman Archives on the MamluksChristopher MARKIEWICZ, University of ChicagoMolla Gürani between Mamluks and Ottomans: Movement of Scholars and the Ottoman Chancellery in the reign of Mehmed II (1451-1481)Coffee Break, 17:00-17:30Mamluks and Ottomans (2), 17:30-18:30Cihan Yuksel MUSLU, University of Texas at DallasFrom al-Majlis al-Samiyy to al-Maqarr al-Karim: Transformation of the Titulature Accorded to the Ottomans by the Mamluk AdministrationKristof D’HULSTER, Universiteit GentFixed Rules to a Changing Game? Mehmed the Conqueror's Realignment of Ottoman-Mamluk Diplomatic Conventions with the International Power Constellation ***Saturday, September 8Place du 20 Août, 7 (Bâtiment A1), salle des professeursMamluks and Western Islamic Lands, 9:00-10:30Chair: Malika DEKKICHE, University of ChicagoBárbara BOLOIX-GALLARDO, Washington University in St-LouisDiplomatic Correspondence between Nasrid Granada and Mamluk Cairo (13th-15th Centuries). The Last Hope for al-AndalusMounira CHAPOUTOT, Université de TunisEntre Ifriqiya hafside et Egypte mamlouke: des relations anciennes, continues et consolidéesLotfi BEN MILED, Université de KairouanSur les traces des missions diplomatiques hafsides jusqu’aux confins turco-mamelouks (fin du XVe s.)Coffee Break, 10:30-11:00Mamluks and Arabia/India, 11:00-12:30Chair: Jo VAN STEENBERGEN, Universiteit GentJohn L. MELOY, American University of Beirut Egyptian-Indian Diplomacy through Late Medieval MeccaEric VALET, Université Paris I Panthéon-SorbonneUmara’ wa-muluk. La place des émirs dans la diplomatique mamluko-rasulide (XIIIe-XVe siècle)Stephan CONERMANN, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnSome Remarks on the Diplomatic Relations between Cairo, Delhi/Daulatabad and Ahmadabad during the 14th and the 15th CenturiesLunch, 12:30-14:30Mamluks and Africa, 14:30-15:30Chair: Ludvik KALUS, Université Paris Sorbonne-Paris IVJulien LOISEAU, Université Monpellier-III/Paul ValéryLe sultan et le Hati. Lettres et ambassades de l’empereur d’Ethiopie à la cour mameloukeRémi DEWIÈRE, Université Paris I Panthéon-SorbonnePeace Be upon Who Follow the Right Way. Diplomatic Practices between Mamluk Cairo and a Sahelian Sultanate at the End of the 14th CenturyCoffee Break, 15:30-16:00Diplomatic Artifacts, 16:00-17:30Chair: Johannes DEN HEIJER, Université Catholique de LouvainLudvik KALUS, Université Paris Sorbonne-Paris IVÉcritoires: objets fonctionnels et symboliques indissociables des cérémonies officielles à l’époque mameloukeDoris BEHRENS-ABOUSEIF, School of Oriental and African StudiesMamluk Diplomatic GiftsValentina VEZZOLI, Université Libre de BruxellesPrecious objects for eminent guests: the Use of Chinese Porcelain during Diplomatic Banquets in Mamluk Cairo. Historical Sources and Material EvidenceConcluding Remarks, 17:30-18:00Farewell Dinner, 20:00Registration is free, but those who would like to attend are requested to send a message to F. Bauden.&#160;