Unlike many biased accounts of the era, Joinville expresses surprising respect for his adversaries. He provides early Western insights into the Mamluk Sultanate, the Mongols (Tatars), and the Order of the Assassins (Hashshashin).
It is a rare "eye-witness" source for Turkish history, specifically regarding the Mamluks of Egypt and the Seljuks of Anatolia. He admits to having previously misunderstood the Turks and praises their cultural and moral structures. Turkish Publication Details Bir Haçlının Hatıraları
Joinville and the King were both captured by the Mamluks , and the book describes their period of imprisonment and the eventual payment of their ransom. Unlike many biased accounts of the era, Joinville
