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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    scale replica of the destroyed Alexandrine Pharos Lighthouse. Citadel of Qaitbay is a defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast. It was...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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)...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    Karaman.[citation needed] After the death of Mehmed II in 1481, Sultan Qaitbay offended the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II by harboring his rebellious brother...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    other of the two circassian slabs is dedicated to Barsbays son, Sultan Qaitbay, known for his great architectural achievements throughout the Islamic...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Dulkadir Karamanids Supported By: Ramazanids Mamluk Sultanate Commanders and leaders Bayezid II Ahmed Pasha (POW) Cem Sultan Aladul Bozkurt Beg Qaitbay...
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    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...
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    Khushqadam, Egypt began a struggle with the Ottoman sultanate. In 1467, sultan Qaitbay offended the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II, whose brother was poisoned. Bayezid...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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