Author
Ahmed, Mohamed Hamdi Metwally Sayed
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2536-9822
Record ID
cdi_almandumah_primary_884360
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
The Nizamiyya Khanqah is one of the archaeological facilities that was used as a military fortification during the period of the French campaign (1798-1801 AD) against Egypt. The Nizamiyya Khanqah was built by Prince Nizam al-Din, one of the Bahri Mamluk princes, in the year 757 AH (1356 AD). This Khanqah is located in the Al-Hattaba neighborhood, and that neighborhood is located under the Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi Citadel from the northern side. This particular Khanqah is located in a place high above the level of The area of Bab al-Wazir, where the rest of the cathedral on which the Citadel of Saladin al-Ayyubi was built, is considered to have an excellent location overlooking Cairo, especially the eastern part of it. The proximity of the Hattaba area, in which the Nizami Khanqah was built, to the Citadel of Saladin al-Ayyubi, the seat of government, had a major impact on the region due to the military and political events that took place in the region. The region was subjected to plundering and destruction, and most of these events occurred during the period of Mamluk and Ottoman rule, as this region witnessed, like all other The areas near and adjacent to it around the citadel were disputes between princes in the Mamluk era, especially the Circassian era. This region also witnessed in the Ottoman era disputes between Mamluk princes over power in Egypt, as Egypt became an Ottoman state. Among the incidents that took place in the region was that in the year 1215 AH (1800 AD) there was demolition and devastation, changing landmarks, and diversifying grievances from the French. Devastation spread, and the French blocked Bab al-Futuh with construction, as well as Bab al-Barqiya and Bab al-Barqiya. Al-Mahrouq, and they built several castles on top of the hills, from the Bab al-Nasr side to Bab al-Wazir, and the al-Sawwah area, where they demolished the buildings of Ras al-Sawwah, including the Hattaba and Bab al-Wazir under the citadel, and the old schools and high domes in it. They demolished the lighthouse of the regular khanqa and turned it into a fortress. The research aims to conduct an analytical study of the architectural changes that occurred in the khanqa, as well as making an analytical study of the openings of the rifle and cannon shafts in the walls. The suffocation.
Görüntüle
Majallat al-Ittiḥād al-ʻĀmm lil-Āthārīyīn al-ʻArab, 2017 (18), p.551-586
