Mosque of Taghribirdi built

Name: Mosque of Taghribirdi built
Start: 1440

1440 CE.

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The Mosque of Taghribirdi, also known as the Funerary Complex of Amir Taghribirdi, the Mosque and Madrasa of Taghribirdi (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة ابن تغري بردي), and as the Madrasa of Taghri Bardi, is an Islamic funerary complex that contains a mosque, madrasa, and khanaqah, located on Saliba Street in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. The complex was completed in 1440 CE, during the Mamluk Sultanate by Amir Taghribirdi, the secretary to Sultan al-Zahir Jaqmaq.

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