Located at the beginning of Sharia Sūq al-Silāḥ, Cairo.
Only the entrance gate remains. Two emblems are engraved on the facade, several others are painted inside.
Inscription inside the gate:
أمر بإنشاء هذا المكان المبارك المقرّ الأشرف العالي المولوي الأميري الكبيري … السيفي سيف الدين منجك السلاح دار الملكي المظفّري
Ordered to build this blessed place His Most Noble and High Excellency, our Lord, the Great Amir … Sayf al-Dīn Manjak, the armour-bearer, (officer) of al-Malik al-Muẓaffar…
Possible dating: 747/1346-748/1347 (during the reign of al-Muẓaffar Ḥājjī)
Close-ups of the emblem:
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Simon Rousselot (March 7, 2020). Palace of Manjak al-Yūsufī (Cairo). Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved October 6, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdk3