Qawsun / Yashbak Palace
NRP-EGY-008
Qawsun / Yashbak Palace is recorded as Mamluk Elite / Office Palace. Location: Al-Khalifa, Cairo. Associated household: Originally associated with Amir Qawsun; later Amir Yashbak and other high officeholders. CULTNAT identifies the monument as a palace first occupied by Qawsun and later Yashbak. It was a high-office / amiral residence, not a palace of the reigning sultan.
1337; major later occupation/reworking in the late 15th century
Ruined monument; principal portal survives
Sources
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Visitor Information
Current visitor access and the official visitor website have not yet been verified. Historic or hotel use does not establish a public tour.