This work offers a study, translation and partial edition of "Dhayl Mir'at al-Zaman", one of the most important early Mamluk sources. The work contributes to Mamluk history and also towards the ultimate goal of having the key texts of early Mamluk history accessible to scholars. It is intended for all those interested in pre-modern Islamic history and historiography, the history of the Crusades, the history of Syria and Egypt, the history of the Mongol campaigns in the Near East, military history, hadith literature and pre-modern Arabic literature.