Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din Al-Ashraf Qaitbay (Arabic: السلطان أبو النصر سيف الدين الأشرف قايتباي; c. 1416/1418 – 7 August 1496) was the eighteenth...

The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; Arabic: قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in...

voluntarily consented to the accession of his second in command, Qaitbay. Qaitbay's 28-year-long reign, the second longest in Mamluk history after al-Nasir...

fiercely disputed Shah Suwar's reign. The Sultans Khushqadam (r. 1461–67) and Qaitbay (r. 1468–96) launched multiple consecutive campaigns to subdue him. Shah...

scale replica of the destroyed Alexandrine Pharos Lighthouse. Citadel of Qaitbay is a defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast. It was...

Waqfs were also used to protect cities in warfare, such as the Citadel of Qaitbay, which was built to defend Alexandria in the mid-fifteenth century. While...

when the last of its remnant stones were used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site. In 1994, a team of French archaeologists dived into the water...

by the Mamluk Sultan Qait Bey, who also built the eponymous Citadel of Qaitbay in Alexandria. In 1516, Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri reinforced it with a defensive...

Sultan (1467) Timurbugha, Sultan (1467–1468) Qaitbay, Sultan (1468–1496) An-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qaitbay, Sultan (1496–1498) Abu Sa'id Qansuh, Sultan (1498–1500)...

dome had been burnt and a restoration project was initiated by Sultan Qaitbay who had most of the wooden base replaced by a brick structure in order...

Mamluk dynasty to high positions, some becoming sultans in Egypt such as Qaitbay, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1468–1496). The majority of the leaders of the...

Pyramids, 4 km (2 mi) outside the city Qaitbay Mosque, in the city; built by the wife of the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay Qasr Qarun, 44 km (27 mi) from the city...

Lighthouse of Alexandria's final remains disappear when Qaitbay, Sultan of Egypt, builds the Citadel of Qaitbay on its site. Magdalen College School, Oxford, is...

Karaman.[citation needed] After the death of Mehmed II in 1481, Sultan Qaitbay offended the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II by harboring his rebellious brother...

An-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qaitbay (Arabic: الناصر ناصر الدين محمد بن قايتباي; 1482 – 31 October 1498) was the son of Qaitbay, and a Mamluk sultan of Egypt...

Fountain of Qayt Bay (Arabic: نافورة قايتباي) or Sabil Qaitbay (Arabic: سبيل قايتباي) is a domed public fountain (sabil) on the western esplanade of the...

example such a license cost £50. In the 15th century the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay invested into improving the well's water quality, as well as funding the...

He married Miṣirbāy (d. 1522), widow of sultan An-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qaitbay (r. 1496-1498) and sultan Abu Sa'id Qansuh (r. 1498-1500); according to...

other of the two circassian slabs is dedicated to Barsbays son, Sultan Qaitbay, known for his great architectural achievements throughout the Islamic...

Buhen Kumma (Nubia) An-Nekhel Fortress Babylon Fortress Cairo Citadel Citadel of Qaitbay El Gamil El-Gendi Fortress Fort Julien Salah El-Din castle Tjaru...

Buhen Kumma (Nubia) An-Nekhel Fortress Babylon Fortress Cairo Citadel Citadel of Qaitbay El Gamil El-Gendi Fortress Fort Julien Salah El-Din castle Tjaru...

Dulkadir Karamanids Supported By: Ramazanids Mamluk Sultanate Commanders and leaders Bayezid II Ahmed Pasha (POW) Cem Sultan Aladul Bozkurt Beg Qaitbay...

incorporated in the foundations of a fortress constructed by the Mameluke Sultan Qaitbay (c. 1416/18–1496) to defend the Bolbitine branch of the Nile at Rashid...

Khushqadam, Egypt began a struggle with the Ottoman sultanate. In 1467, sultan Qaitbay offended the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II, whose brother was poisoned. Bayezid...

Avoscani designed it in 1870. The western end starts by the Citadel of Qaitbay (built in place of the Lighthouse of Alexandria). It runs for over ten...

noblewoman Fāṭima bint ʿAlī ibn Khaṣṣbak (d. 1505), the rich widow of sultan Qaitbay (r. 1468-1497) and sister of Zaynab bint ʿAlī ibn Khaṣṣbakd, who was the...

minbar was replaced by Baybars I, by Shaykh al-Mahmudi in 1417, and by Qaitbay in 1483. In 1590 it was replaced by the Ottoman sultan Murad III with a...

bring her son to Egypt and use her influence in the Mamluk court by urging Qaitbay to help her in this attempt were brought to Bayezid's attention through...

Buhen Kumma (Nubia) An-Nekhel Fortress Babylon Fortress Cairo Citadel Citadel of Qaitbay El Gamil El-Gendi Fortress Fort Julien Salah El-Din castle Tjaru...

together and joined Menou at night at the cove of Marabout (Citadel of Qaitbay), on which the first French tricolour to be hoisted in Egypt was raised...