Légende

This photo dates to around 1900 and shows the Tombs of the Mamluks in Cairo. The Mamluks were slave soldiers and served the Muslim caliphs and the Ottoman Empire. As the decades passed they became a powerful caste, on accasion, seizing power for themselves. The Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt began in 1250 and ended in 1517 when the Ottomans took control of Egypt. Toward the end of the 14th century, the Mamluk rulers began looking for a new necropolis for themselves and established a cemetery in northern Cairo, the area known as Qarafa. The area is also known as the City of the Dead and the Cairo Necropolis.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images

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UMG25A01_248

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Droits gérés

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51,2Mo (3,1Mo) / 42,9cm x 29,9cm / 5070 x 3529 (300dpi)

Mots clés

1500s Mamluks Cairo City of Dead Cairo Aarafa Cairo Cairo Necropolis Mosque Cairo Minaret Cairo Mamluks Egyt Mamluk Sultanate Ottomans Egypt Ottoman Empire necropolis Muslim architecture Muslim mosque Egypt Muslims in Cairo Sultanate Cairo Mamluks Cairo Ottomans Sultanate Egypt City of the Dead Egypt medieval Egypt 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 1200s 1300s 1400s 1500s