Hajj Administration in Mecca in the 1320s

Name: Hajj Administration in Mecca in the 1320s
Start: 1320
End: 1330

Type Event Region Arabian Peninsula Time 1320–1330

In the 1320s, the Mamluk Sultanate maintained practical administration over Mecca, Medina, and the Red Sea corridor by appointing emirs of the Hijaz …

Timeline

1320–1325Jeddah · HijazThe Mamluks confirmed in Cairo the appointments of the local sharifs of Mecca and Medina and the emirs of the Hijaz, and through the administrative networks of Egypt and Syria supplied funds and materials to the Hijaz, establishing a guardianship relationship over the two holy cities.
1326–1330Mecca · HijazDuring each annual Hajj peak season, the Mamluks coordinated escorts along the route, reception at the port of Jeddah, and order within Mecca, receiving Muslim pilgrimage groups from Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, and farther regions, and handling disputes involving local tribes and caravans.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Egypt, Vol. 1: Islamic Egypt, 640-1517 (1998)
Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Makka