Political Conflicts and Their Impact on the Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan During the Mamluk Era | ||||
| The International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Studies | ||||
| Volume 9, Issue 2, October 2025, Page 78-110 PDF (1.12 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijthsx.2025.403992.1173 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Ahmad Magdy Salem  
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| tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of TOurism and Hotels, ,Suez Canal University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The Mamluk era was marked by intense political conflicts over power, which frequently gave rise to protests and uprisings. Al-Rumayla Square (Maydān al-Rumayla) served as a central arena for these tumultuous events. Owing to the strategic location of the Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan – overlooking al-Rumayla Square and directly facing the citadel of the Mountain (Qalʿat al-Jabal) – it played a significant political and military role during these conflicts. The objective of this research is to examine the political conflicts that leveraged the strategic location of the Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan during the Mamluk era, and to clarify the direct impact of these conflicts on the madrasa’s function, its architectural units, and its architectural elements. This study adopts a historical methodology to investigate the political conflicts that influenced the Sultan Ḥasan Madrasa. The research relies on historical narratives drawn from both primary and secondary sources, within the framework of an analytical study. This study investigated seven political conflicts that adversely affected the Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan during the Mamluk period. These conflicts led to the intermittent suspension of the madrasa’s educational and religious functions, the partial destruction of various architectural components, and the looting of valuable elements such as doors, windows, marble cladding, and other fixtures. The research further examined the efforts undertaken by certain mamluk Sultans – notably Sultan Barsbāy and Sultan Ṭūmān Bāy – who sought to mitigate the consequences of the madrasa’s politicization. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Political Conflicts; Maydān al-Rumayla; Madrasa of Sultan Ḥasan; Mamluk era | ||||
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