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Mamluk Cairo

Type Object Region Egypt Time c. 1250–1517

Mid-15th-century Mamluk Cairo was the political, religious, and commercial capital of the Mamluk sultanate, with a grand cityscape of sultan tombs, m…

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  1. c. 1250–1400Cairo · EgyptAfter making Cairo their capital, the Mamluks built religious and administrative buildings on a grand scale, creating a skyline marked by the caliphal quarter, Fatimid remains, and the sultan tombs complex.
  2. c. 1400–1460Islamic Cairo · CairoDuring the reigns of sultans such as Barsbāy and Faraj, madrasa and mosque construction in Cairo reached its height, making the city a major center of architecture and art in the Islamic world.
  3. 1461–1470Cairo · CairoIn the short years after Inal's death, several sultans succeeded one another, yet Cairo's commerce, madrasa education, and crafts continued as usual; after Qā'itbāy ascended the throne in 1468, a new wave of architectural patronage began.
  4. 1468–1496Cairo · EgyptSultan Qā'itbāy built religious complexes and fortifications on a grand scale, including the famous Citadel of Qā'itbāy, marking a renewed flourishing of late Mamluk Cairo's architecture and urban life.

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