Concepts

Burji Mamluk: The name given to the second Mamluk period in which most of the rulers were of Circassian origin (1382-1517). It derives from the place of residence of the first Circassian Mamluks: the towers (abraj) of the Citadel of Cairo.
 
`Abd al-Rahman Ibn Khaldun: (1332-1406) One of the most original medieval thinkers, and the real founder of history as more than a collection of events, dates, names, and narratives. The first part of his general history book, called al-Muqaddima (the Introduction) presents an unprecedented deep and thourough analysis of the organization of human societies seen from the perspective of an Islamic culture.
 
Taqi al-Din al-Maqrizi: A student of Ibn Khaldun, he composed the most complete corpus of data on medieval Cairo's topography and toponymy: al Mawa`iz wa-l-I`tibar bi-Dhikr al-Khitat wa-l-Athar . In it, he records with loving care each and every street and important structure in Cairo and produces their description and the history of everything connected with them.
 
Qa`a-Mosque Type: Probably a development borrowed from residential architecture. This mosque type is composed of a qa`a, which normally had two iwans facing each other on the main axis.
 
Sabil-Kuttab: A charitable structure composed of a sabil (drinking fountain) on the ground floor, and a kuttab (Qur'anic school for boys) on top, which was usually a room open on all sides.
 
Dar al-Wikala: Used primarily in Egypt, the house of procuration or agency, where trading takes place. It functioned as the urban inn, the guarded storehouse, and the trading installation for wholesale, retail, and export.
 
Rab`: Or apartment building usually formed of rows of duplexes, in which the first floor contained the services and the qa`a and the second had smaller living spaces. It became common in Mamluk Cairo, probably as a result of urban conjestion. It sometimes complemented the wikala, in the form of separate residences in the upper floors.
     
Maq`ad: Usually translated as loggia, but in the Mamluk context it is a specific loggia with an arcaded opening used as a reception space. 
 
 
Monuments

Facade of the Complex of Barquq.	Minaret of the Complex of Sultan Barquq.
Main portal of the Complex of Sultan Barquq with marble decoration.	Complex of Sultan Barquq: Qibla Wall with Mihrab and Minbar.
The two minarets of al-Mu'ayyad's Mosque atop the salients of Bab Zuweila.	The copper door of Sultan Hasan that al-Mu'ayyad appropriated for his mosque.
Mosque of Sultan al-Mu`ayyad: The Muqarnas above the Mosque's entrance.	General view of the Sabil-Kuttab.
Sabil of Sultan Qaytba: Detail of the facade's marble decoration.	Main facade of the Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay.
Portal of the Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay.	Aerial view showing the space arrangement of the Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay.
Northern facade of the Mosque on al-Darb al-Ahmar.	Southern facade of the Mosque on al-Darb al-Ahmar.
Mosque of Amir Qijmas: Detail of the window grill with the Rank of Qijmas al-Bhaqi.	General view of the Madrasa and Khanqah of Sultan al-Ghuri from al-Azhar overpass.
Facade of the Madrasa of Sultan al-Ghuri.	Facade of the Khanqah of Sultan al-Ghuri.
Sabil-Kuttab attached to the Khanqah of Sultan al-Ghuri.	Wikala of al-Ghuri, general view from court.
Wikala of al-Ghuri: Detail of the interior facades.	View of the Madrasa of Amir Khayerbak from the South on al-Darb al-Ahmar Street.
Mosque of Amir Khayerbak: Detail of the carved stonedome.	The Passage connecting the Madrasa of Amir Khayerbak to the old palace of Alin Aq.
Facade of the Madrasa of Amir Khayerbak on al-Darb al-Ahmar Street.