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Cairo Tomb of Aydakin al-Bunduqdari 1284-85 Mamluk Dome (2)

Also known as the Zawiyat al-'Abbar (of the wells) or the Khānqāh of-al-Bunduqdari, because it's all that's left of the original khānqāh.

Buried here are Aydakin and his daughter.

 

Patron: Aydakin al-Bunduqdari d.1285, a bowman (bunduqdari) for al-Salih Ayyub, son of al-Kamil, 1240–1249 & amir of Rukn al-Din Baybars (al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn Baybars al-Bunduqdārī; nickname, Abu al-Futuh, Father of Conquest) 1223-1277, Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt & Syria (r.1260–1277).

 

Islamic Monument #146

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Uploaded on April 8, 2024
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