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The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad is a Mosque in Cairo Egypt next to Bab Zuwayla built by the Mamluk sultan Al-Mu’ayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh from whom it takes its name. Construction began in 1415 and the mosque was completed in 1421. The complex included a Friday mosque and a madrasa for four madhhabs. It replaced a prison which originally stood next to Bab Zuwayla.

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