Citadel of Damascus

Located in the north west of the inner city of Damascus, Syria.

Photograph from monummamluk-syrie.org

One emblem of emir Nawrūz al-Ḥāfiẓī. Possible emblems of sultan Baybars and Qānṣūh al-Ghawrī. 

Possible dating: between 809/1407 (when Nawrūz started repairing the damages caused by Timur) and 817/1414 (Nawrūz’s death)

To Nawrūz al-Ḥāfiẓī’s page


OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Simon Rousselot (June 29, 2021). Citadel of Damascus. Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved September 19, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdop


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