Mausoleum of Shagarat al-Durr
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The Mausoleum of Shagarat al-Durr is a historic 13th-century funerary monument in Cairo built for Shajar al-Durr, the former slave who became sultana of Egypt during the Mamluk transition.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funerary monument
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Mamluk architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Ayyubid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Mamluk transition in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | al-Salih Ayyub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Shajar al-Durr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Shajar al-Durr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Medieval Islamic Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 13th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shajar al-Durr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
13th-century Egypt
ⓘ
Mamluk period ⓘ |
| function |
funerary complex
ⓘ
tomb ⓘ |
| governingBody | Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasInscription | true ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration | yes ⓘ |
| hasMihrab | true ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | false ⓘ |
| hasTombChamber | true ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Cairo Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Islamic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shajar al-Durr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | al-Khalifa district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with first Mamluk sultana of Egypt
ⓘ
early Mamluk-period funerary architecture ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownership | state-owned ⓘ |
| partOf | historic cemeteries of Cairo ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal burial ⓘ |
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