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Mosque and Mausoleum of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar

The Mosque and Mausoleum of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar which is also referred to as the al-Mihmandariyya college (madrasa) ()was founded during the third reign of al-Nasir Muhammad in the area of Darb al-Ahmar in Cairo, Egypt.

Founder

This institution was founded by the amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar (). He held the position of naqib al-jaysh (), which was similar to chief of military police.

Historical background

The complex was built in the month of Muharram 725 AH/1324-5 CE. According to al-Maqrizi, it included a college (madrasa), that included instruction in the Hanafi legal school four students, and a Sufi hospice (khanqah). The founder also built a market (qaysariyya) and an apartment complex (rab') that were still there during al-Maqrizi's time.

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