Mausoleum of Shagarat al-Durr

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The Mausoleum of Shagarat al-Durr is a historic 13th-century funerary monument in Cairo built for Shajar al-Durr, the former slave who became sultana of Egypt during the Mamluk transition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funerary monument
historic building
mausoleum
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
Mamluk architecture
associatedWithDynasty Ayyubid dynasty
Mamluk Sultanate
associatedWithEvent Mamluk transition in Egypt
associatedWithPerson al-Salih Ayyub
builtFor Shajar al-Durr
burialPlaceOf Shajar al-Durr
city Cairo
continent Africa
Asia
country Egypt
culturalContext Medieval Islamic Egypt
dateOfConstruction 13th century
dedicatedTo Shajar al-Durr
era 13th-century Egypt
Mamluk period
function funerary complex
tomb
governingBody Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities
hasDome true
hasInscription true
hasInteriorDecoration yes
hasMihrab true
hasMinaret false
hasTombChamber true
heritageStatus historic monument
languageOfInscriptions Arabic
locatedIn Cairo
Cairo Necropolis
Egypt
Islamic Cairo
materialUsed brick
stone
namedAfter Shajar al-Durr
neighborhood al-Khalifa district
notableFor association with first Mamluk sultana of Egypt
early Mamluk-period funerary architecture
openToPublic true
ownership state-owned
partOf historic cemeteries of Cairo
religion Islam
touristAttraction true
usedFor royal burial

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