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Palace of Amir Yashbak
(or Palace of Amir Qawsun)
Qasr Yashbak, Qasr Qawsun, Qawsun Palace
Entrance portal of the palace
Typepalace
LocationCairo, Egypt
Coordinates30°01′57″N 31°15′17″E / 30.03250°N 31.25472°E / 30.03250; 31.25472
FounderSultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun
Built1330–1337
Built for(amir) Sayf al-Din Qawsun ibn Abdullah an-Nasiri as-Saqi (shortened to Qawsun)
Restored1480s
Restored by(amir) Yashbak min Mahdi
Architectural style(s)Mamluk, Islamic

Palace of Yashbak, also known as the Palace of Amir Qawsun, is a semi-ruined palace in Medieval Cairo, Egypt, originally built between 1330 and 1337 CE for the Mamluk amir (high official) known as Qawsun. It was restored and expanded again in the 1480s by the amir Yashbak min Mahdi under the reign of Sultan Qaytbay.[1]

  1. ^ Williams, Caroline (2018). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. p. 90. ISBN 9789774168550.

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