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{{Short description|Mosque in Cairo, Egypt}}
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The '''Mosque of Khushqadam El-Ahmadi''' is on El-Seyufia Street in [[Cairo]] and was built in 1366. The building was originally the [[palace]] of Emir Tashtimur. The building became a [[mosque]] in the late 15th century. In 1498, the [[eunuch]] Amir Khushqadam El-Ahmadi was stripped of his wealth and rank and exiled to Sudan, where he died.<ref>{{cite book|title=Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide|last=Williams|first=Caroline|year=2002|pages=118|publisher=The American University in Cairo Press}}</ref>
The '''Mosque of Khushqadam el-Ahmadi''' is on el-Seyufia Street in [[Cairo]] and was built in 1366. The building was originally the [[palace]] of Emir Tashtimur. The building became a [[mosque]] in the late 15th century. In 1498, the [[eunuch]] Amir Khushqadam el-Ahmadi was stripped of his wealth and rank and exiled to Sudan, where he died.<ref>{{cite book|title=Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide|last=Williams|first=Caroline|year=2002|pages=118|publisher=The American University in Cairo Press}}</ref>


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==External links==
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* [http://egyptopia.com/Mosque+of+Khushqadam+al+-Ahmadi_30_100_22_498001352_1457_en.html Information about Mosque of Khushqadam el-Ahmadi]
* {{cite web|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7983|title=Amir Tashtimur Palace}}
* {{cite web|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7983|title=Amir Tashtimur Palace|access-date=2012-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901180347/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7983|archive-date=2012-09-01|url-status=dead}}


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Latest revision as of 11:02, 6 April 2024

The Mosque of Khushqadam el-Ahmadi is on el-Seyufia Street in Cairo and was built in 1366. The building was originally the palace of Emir Tashtimur. The building became a mosque in the late 15th century. In 1498, the eunuch Amir Khushqadam el-Ahmadi was stripped of his wealth and rank and exiled to Sudan, where he died.[1]

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  1. ^ Williams, Caroline (2002). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide. The American University in Cairo Press. p. 118.

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