Enamelled glass mosque lamp of Amir Qawsun, probably intended for one of his two architectural commissions in Cairo —the mosque or a tomb-hospice complex. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Emir of Mamluk Sultanate
In office 1330s – 7 June 1341
Monarch
an-Nasir Muhammad
In office 7 June 1341 – 5 August 1341
Monarch
al-Mansur Abu Bakr
Regent of Mamluk Saltanat
In office 5 August 1341 – 21 January 1342
Monarch
al-Ashraf Kujuk
Personal details
Born
1302
Died
April 1342(1342-04-00) (aged 39–40) Alexandria, Mamluk Egypt
Nationality
Mongol, then Mamluk
Sayf ad-Din Qawsun ibn Abdullah an-Nasiri as-Saqi (1302 – April 1342), commonly known as Qawsun (also spelled Qausun or Qusun) was a prominent Mamluk emir during the reigns of sultans an-Nasir Muhammad (r. 1310–41), al-Mansur Abu Bakr (r. 1341) and al-Ashraf Kujuk (r. 1341–42).
Sayf ad-Din Qawsun ibn Abdullah an-Nasiri as-Saqi (1302 – April 1342), commonly known as Qawsun (also spelled Qausun or Qusun) was a prominent Mamluk...
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...
The Wikala of Qawsun (Egyptian Arabic: وكالة قوصون) or Khan of the prince (Egyptian Arabic: خان الأمير, romanized: Khan al-Amir). It was established by...
partially-preserved example of this type of structure is the Wikala of Amir Qawsun, built before 1341. Residential buildings were in turn organized into close-knit...
al-Nasir Muhammad designated as successor. Al-Nasir Muhammad's senior aide, Qawsun, held real power and imprisoned and executed Abu Bakr and had al-Nasir Muhammad's...
Section on pages 180–183 (including illustrations) "Mosque Lamp of Amir Qawsun" Archived 2020-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Metropolitan Museum Carboni...
and his concubine Narjis. Real power in Abu Bakr's sultanate was held by Qawsun, a mamluk and senior emir of an-Nasir Muhammad. 16th Al-Malik al-Ashraf...
hippodrome which existed for centuries). The mausoleum and khanqah of Amir Qawsun, which was built in 1335, also stands very close by and possessed a similar...
and his concubine Narjis. Real power in Abu Bakr's sultanate was held by Qawsun, a mamluk and senior emir of an-Nasir Muhammad. 16th Al-Malik al-Ashraf...
Muhammad designated his successor. However, al-Nasir Muhammad's senior aide, Qawsun, held real power and imprisoned and executed Abu Bakr and had al-Nasir Muhammad's...
Mosque of al-Nasir Muhammad (1318 and 1335) Portal of the Palace of Amir Qawsun: the inner portal with semi-dome and muqarnas dates from 1337, while the...
senior emir, Qawsun. Abu Bakr was imprisoned in the Upper Egyptian city of Qus, along with several of his brothers, and executed on Qawsun's orders two...
Other associated structures built nearby include the Great Iwan 1330 Amir Qawsun Palace (Qawsoun Yashbak min Mahdi) in Cairo 1334 Beshtak Palace 1352 Amir...
century Palace of Manjak al Yusufi al Silahdar, Cairo Egypt. 1330 Amir Qawsun Palace (Qawsoun Yashbak min Mahdi) in Cairo, Egypt 1334 Beshtak Palace 1352...
Four: -G-. Brill. ISBN 9789047424161. Steenbergen, Jo Van (2001). "The Amir Qawsun: Statesman or Courtier? (720-741 AH/1320-1341 AD)". In Vermeulen, Urbain;...
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