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| Al-Khatuniyya | |
|---|---|
المدرسة الخاتونية | |
.jpg) Al-Khatuniyya, to the north of the Cotton Merchant's Gate. Seen from inside the Haram esh-Sharif, looking west. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Madrasa |
| Architectural style | Mamluk |
| Location | East Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | Bank 31°46′41.09″N 35°14′03.05″E / 31.7780806°N 35.2341806°E |
| Palestine grid | 172/131 |
| Completed | 1354–1380 |
Al-Khatuniyya (Arabic: الخاتونية) is a Mamluk Madrasa in Jerusalem, bordering the West side of the Haram esh-Sharif.
Location
editTo the north is Al-Arghuniyya and Al-Muzhiriyya; to the east it borders Haram al Sharif. The entrance is a long, narrow passage from Tariq Bab Al−Hadid, between Al-Arghuniyya and Al-Muzhiriyya. To the south is 'Suq al-Qattanin'.[3]
History
editThe initial foundation was done in the Mamluk era, by 5 Rabi II 755/29 April 1354, by Oghul Khatun, daughter of Shams al-Din Muhammad b. Sayf al-Din, known as al-Qazaniyya, from Baghdad.[3][4] Mujir al-Din noted that part of her endowment consisted of agricultural land known as "the Camel’s Back", which before his time had somewhat mysteriously changed its name to "the Camel’s Belly".[3][4] In the court record for 897/1491-92 the waqf of Oghul Khatun is mentioned, and it is noted that the land "the Camel’s Belly" is located near Deir Jarir,[5] and that its yearly revenue was 3,800 aspers.[6]
The second endowment was done by Isfahan Shah, daughter of the Amir Qazan Shah, on Jumada II 782/late September 1380.[3][4][7] A later defter from 914/1508 confirms the properties given to Al-Khatuniyya by Isfahan Shah.[3]
According to Mujir al-Din, in the late Mamluk era Al-Khatuniyya served as the retirement residence of several former amirs who had been dismissed and sent into exile to Jerusalem.[8]
Ottoman era
editIn the early Ottoman era the administration of Al-Khatuniyya was in the Ibn Jama‘a family.[8]
Modern era
editTo the east, Al-Khatuniyya has a large hall, overlooking the al-Aqsa Mosque. This hall contains the tombs of several prominent persons, including Muhammad Ali al-Hindi, Musa Kazem al-Husseini, 'Abed al-Qader al-Husseini, Ahmad Hilmi 'Abed al-Baqi and Faisal al-Husseini.[9]
See also
edit- K. A. C. Creswell, have photos from Al-Khatuniyya
References
edit- ^ van Berchem, 1920, pl. LXXI
- ^ Burgoyne, 1987, p. 345
- ^ a b c d e Burgoyne, 1987, p. 343
- ^ a b c Moudjir ed-dyn, 1876, p. 145
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 113
- ^ Burgoyne, 1987, pp. 343−344
- ^ Berchem thinks they could be Jala’irids, (see van Berchem, 1922, p. 280, note 1); ...but could they instead be widow/daughter of Qazan Khan ibn Yasaur? If so, that would make Isfahan Shah (half)−sister of the powerful Saray Mulk Khanum
- ^ a b Burgoyne, 1987, p. 344
- ^ Al-Madrasah Al-Khatuniyya, Jerusalem visitor Guide
Bibliography
edit- Berchem, van, M. (1922). MIFAO 43 Matériaux pour un Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Part 2 Syrie du Sud T.1 Jérusalem "Ville" (in French and Arabic). Cairo: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale.
- Berchem, van, M. (1927). MIFAO 44 Matériaux pour un Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Part 2 Syrie du Sud T.2 Jérusalem Haram. Cairo: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale. (pp. 482−32??)
- Berchem, van, M. (1920). MIFAO 45.2 Matériaux pour un Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Part 2 Syrie du Sud T.3 Fasc. 2 Jérusalem Index général. Cairo: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale.
- Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton (1987). Mamluk Jerusalem. ISBN 090503533X.
- D’Amato, Cladio; Attilio Petruccioli; Giulia Annalinda Neglia; Giuseppe Rociola; Claudio Rubini; Domenico Catania (2009). The Typologic Analysis of Mamluk Public Building in Al-Quds/Jerusalem: The Ribat and the Madrasa A Work in Progress. Istanbul. ISBN 978-92-9063-190-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (pp. 129−140) - Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Moudjir ed-dyn (1876). Sauvaire (ed.). Histoire de Jérusalem et d'Hébron depuis Abraham jusqu'à la fin du XVe siècle de J.-C. : fragments de la Chronique de Moudjir-ed-dyn.