The Mosque and Mausoleum of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar which is also referred to as the al-Mihmandariyya college (madrasa) (Arabic: المدرسة المهمندارية, romanized: al-Madrasa al-Mihmandārīya)was founded during the third reign of al-Nasir Muhammad in the area of Darb al-Ahmar in Cairo, Egypt.
Founder This institution was founded by the amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar (Arabic: أمير شهاب الدين أحمد بن آقوش العزيزي المهمندار, romanized: Amīr Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Aqūsh al-ʾAzīzī al-Mihmandār). He held the position of naqib al-jaysh (Arabic: نقيب الجيوش, romanized: naqīb al-jaysh), which was similar to chief of military police.
Historical background
The complex was built in the month of Muharram 725 AH/1324-5 CE. According to al-Maqrizi, it included a college (madrasa), that included instruction in the Hanafi legal school four students, and a Sufi hospice (khanqah). The founder also built a market (qaysariyya) and an apartment complex (rab') that were still there during al-Maqrizi's time.
References
External links Media related to Mosque of Ahmad al-Mihmandar at Wikimedia Commons



