Yemen under the Rasūlids during the 13th Century

• Published in: Chroniques du manuscrit au Yemen
• Main Author: Baba, Tamon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: CEFREPA 2014
• Subjects: ingrédients; océan Indien; Rassoulides; cour; xiiie siècle; cuisine; Rasūlids; cooking ingredients; 13th century; commerce; court; Indian Ocean trade
• ISSN: 2116-0813
• DOI: 10.4000/cmy.2041

Yemen under the Rasūlids (626/1228–858/1454) has been frequently studied by researchers of Indian Ocean trade. However, we do not know about the economic activities there due to the lack of sufficient historical sources.In this paper, we analyzed the features of regions in Yemen based on a new historical source, which is entitled Nūr al‑Ma‘ārif fī Nuẓum wa‑Qawānīn wa‑A‘rāf al‑Yaman fīl‑‘Ahd al‑Muẓaffarī al‑Wārif by editor Muḥammad ‘Abd al‑Raḥīm Ğāzim, found in a private library in Ṣan‘ā’. This text has wide‑ranging content relating to the regional history of Yemen during the reigns of Sulṭān al‑Malik al‑Manṣūr ‘Umar (r. 626/1228–647/1249), Sulṭān al‑Malik al‑Muẓaffar Yūsuf b. ‘Umar (r. 647/1249–694/1295), and Sulṭān al‑Malik al‑Ašraf ‘Umar b. Yūsuf (r. 694/1295–696/1296). We particularly focused on the supply origin of court cooking ingredients and discussed the details of new aspects of economic activities, such as special products from various regions and their distribution in Yemen under the Rasūlids during the 13th century.