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May 21, 2024 · Among the notable landmarks that are located along Al-Muizz Street is the Mosque of Al-Hakim bi Amr Allah, Mosque of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, Bayt al-Suhaymi, Sabil-Kuttab of Abdel Rahman Katkhuda, Qasr Bashtak, Hammam of Sultan Inal, Madrasa of Al-Kamil Ayyub, Complex of Qalawun, Madrasa of Al-Salih Ayyub, Madrasa of Sultan Al-Ghuri ...
2 days ago · The Ayyubid emir and future sultan al-Salih Ayyub acquired about one thousand mamluks (some of them free-born) from Syria, Egypt and Arabia by 1229, while serving as na'ib (viceroy) of Egypt during the absence of his father, Sultan al-Kamil (r. 1218–1238). These mamluks were called the 'Salihiyya' (singular 'Salihi') after their master.
2 days ago · Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub [a] ( c. 1137 – 4 March 1193), commonly known as Saladin, [b] was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant.
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May 23, 2024 · The Madrasa al-Sabuniyya, built in 1459–1464, is one of the most impressive late Mamluk monuments in the city, built by Ahmad ibn al-Sabuni. Located near the Madrasa al-'Ajami, it also has similar stonework decoration.
4 days ago · The Citadel of Salah Ed-Din remained a prominent frontier fortress through the later Middle Ages as control passed from the Ayyubids to the Mamluks and eventually the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century. In 1260, the Mongols under Genghis Khan‘s grandson Hulagu briefly captured the castle before the Mamluk sultan Qutuz expelled them the ...
May 20, 2024 · It is a mixture of lime, which Yemenis call al-naūrh and special stucco. It is used to cover the walls of bathrooms, domes, houses and water reservoirs because it is characterized by its strength, durability and its superior ability to prevent water leakage. See: Al-Irīānī, “Al-qaḍāḍ”, Al-mawsūʿa al-Yamanīya 1 (1992), pp ...
May 13, 2024 · The Madrasa of Granada was founded by Yusuf I in 1349 and reflects the elegance and splendor of the era . Mathematics, medicine and law were taught there by such illustrious figures as Ibn al-Khatib and Ibn Zamrak, whose poems decorate the walls and fountains of the Alhambra .
