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Al-Khatuniyya
المدرسة الخاتونية
Al-Khatuniyya, to the north of the Cotton Merchant's Gate. Seen from inside the Haram esh-Sharif, looking west.
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General information
TypeMadrasa
Architectural styleMamluk
LocationEast Jerusalem
CoordinatesBank 31°46′41.09″N 35°14′03.05″E / 31.7780806°N 35.2341806°E / 31.7780806; 35.2341806
Palestine grid172/131
Completed1354–1380
Al-Khatuniyya, photo from 1914.[1][2] The building above the portico to the right, belonging to Al-Khatuniyya, have since been demolished.

Al-Khatuniyya (Arabic: الخاتونية) is a Mamluk Madrasa in Jerusalem, bordering the West side of the Haram esh-Sharif.

Location

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To the north is Al-Arghuniyya and Al-Muzhiriyya; to the east it borders Haram al Sharif. The entrance is a long, narrow passage from Tariq Bab Al−Hadid, between Al-Arghuniyya and Al-Muzhiriyya. To the south is 'Suq al-Qattanin'.[3]

History

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The initial foundation was done in the Mamluk era, by 5 Rabi II 755/29 April 1354, by Oghul Khatun, daughter of Shams al-Din Muhammad b. Sayf al-Din, known as al-Qazaniyya, from Baghdad.[3][4] Mujir al-Din noted that part of her endowment consisted of agricultural land known as "the Camel’s Back", which before his time had somewhat mysteriously changed its name to "the Camel’s Belly".[3][4] In the court record for 897/1491-92 the waqf of Oghul Khatun is mentioned, and it is noted that the land "the Camel’s Belly" is located near Deir Jarir,[5] and that its yearly revenue was 3,800 aspers.[6]

The second endowment was done by Isfahan Shah, daughter of the Amir Qazan Shah, on Jumada II 782/late September 1380.[3][4][7] A later defter from 914/1508 confirms the properties given to Al-Khatuniyya by Isfahan Shah.[3]

According to Mujir al-Din, in the late Mamluk era Al-Khatuniyya served as the retirement residence of several former amirs who had been dismissed and sent into exile to Jerusalem.[8]

Ottoman era

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In the early Ottoman era the administration of Al-Khatuniyya was in the Ibn Jama‘a family.[8]

Modern era

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To the east, Al-Khatuniyya has a large hall, overlooking the al-Aqsa Mosque. This hall contains the tombs of several prominent persons, including Muhammad Ali al-Hindi, Musa Kazem al-Husseini, 'Abed al-Qader al-Husseini, Ahmad Hilmi 'Abed al-Baqi and Faisal al-Husseini.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ van Berchem, 1920, pl. LXXI
  2. ^ Burgoyne, 1987, p. 345
  3. ^ a b c d e Burgoyne, 1987, p. 343
  4. ^ a b c Moudjir ed-dyn, 1876, p. 145
  5. ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 113
  6. ^ Burgoyne, 1987, pp. 343−344
  7. ^ Berchem thinks they could be Jala’irids, (see van Berchem, 1922, p. 280, note 1); ...but could they instead be widow/daughter of Qazan Khan ibn Yasaur? If so, that would make Isfahan Shah (half)−sister of the powerful Saray Mulk Khanum
  8. ^ a b Burgoyne, 1987, p. 344
  9. ^ Al-Madrasah Al-Khatuniyya, Jerusalem visitor Guide

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