Located in front of Bab Zuwayla, Cairo.
It was first constructed as a madrasa by the powerful civil official Jamāl al-dīn Yūsuf who fell into disgrace the year after.
His emblem remains inside the building although the colors seem to have been added later.
Possible dating : 811/1408
To the index of civil officials
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