Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa

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al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa
الْمَدْرَسَةُ الشَّاذْبَخْتِيَّةُ
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TypeMadrassah
Established1193
CampusUrban
AffiliationIslamic

Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa (Arabic: الْمَدْرَسَةُ الشَّاذْبَخْتِيَّةُ, romanizedal-Madrasat aš-Šāḏbaḵtīyah) is a 12th-century madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.[1] It was built by Jamal al-Din Shadbakht, an Indian slave who was freed by Nur ad-Din, and served as a lieutenant of the citadel at his master's death in 1174.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shadbakhtiyya Madrasa Archnet Digital Library.
  2. ^ Tabbaa 2010, p. 37.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Tabbaa, Yasser (2010). Constructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo. Penn State Press. ISBN 9780271043319.