Qutuz
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Sayf ad-Din Qutuz, also romanized as Kutuz or Kotuz and fully al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Sayf ad-Dīn Quṭuz, was the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. He reigned as Sultan for less than a year, from 1259 until his ass
Bust in Cairo portraying Qutuz
Mongols sacked Baghdad in 1258.
Gold dinar of Sultan Qutuz, minted in Alexandria in 1260
Citadel of Damascus
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The Citadel of Damascus is an Ayyubid-era medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria. It is part of the Ancient City of Damascus, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979
Courtyard and south wall of the Citadel of Damascus
One of the bastions of the Citadel of Damascus protected by multiple bretèches
The so-called "throne room" built by the Ayyubid emir Al-Adil
Street along the northern wall of the citadel, the gate in the background was once part of the northern gate of the citadel