The Khanqah of Baybars al-Jashinkir, 1306-1310
Bernard O’Kane
Synopsis:
This presentation discusses the complex of Baybars al-Jashinkir (1309), a Cairene Mamluk monument that comprises a khanqah (Sufi convent) and mausoleum. It situates it within its historical context and compares it with other Mamluk monuments, highlighting features that are both typical and unique (such as its plan).
References:
Behrens-Abouseif, Doris. Cairo of the Mamluks: A History of Architecture and Its Culture. London ; New York: I.B. Tauris, 2007. 
Behrens-Abouseif, Doris. Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction. Supplements to Muqarnas. Leiden ; New York: E. J. Brill, 1989.
Fernandes, Leonor. “The Foundation of Baybars Al-Jashankir: Its Waqf, History, and Architecture.” Muqarnas 4 (1987): 21–42.
O’Kane, Bernard. “Medium and Message in the Monumental Epigraphy of Medieval Cairo,” in Calligraphy and Islamic Architecture in the Muslim World, ed. Mohammad Gharipour and Irvin Cemil Schick (Edinburgh University Press, 2013), 416–430.
O’Kane, Bernard. The Mosques of Egypt. Cairo: American University In Cairo Press, 2016.
Citation:
Bernard O’Kane, “The Khanqah of Baybars al-Jashinkir, 1306-1310,” Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online, published 28 August 2020.
Bernard O’Kane is a professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at The American University in Cairo. He has authored several books including The Mosques of Egypt, The Illustrated Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Timurid Architecture in Khurasan and Mosques: the 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship. He recently directed the creation of The Monumental Inscriptions of Cairo database featuring searchable and translated transcriptions of epigraphy on Cairo’s historic monuments.