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At various points throughout the history of Muslim societies, women have played a particularly active role in shaping the built environment as patrons. This collection presents some of the structures funded by such patronage as well as some of the authority records for the women themselves.

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Masjid-i Gawhar Shad
Mashhad, Iran
Masjid-i Jami'-i Gawhar Shad
Herat, Afghanistan
Jami' al-Andalusiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Yeni Camii Külliyesi
Istanbul, Türkiye
Madrasah-i Gawhar Shad
Herat, Afghanistan
Jami' al-Qarawiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Iznik)
İznik, Türkiye
Madrasa wa Qubbat al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub
Cairo, Egypt
Mama Hatun Kümbedi
Tercan, Türkiye
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Documents

Women as Patrons of Religious Architecture in Ayyubid Damascus
journal article
Benefactresses of Waqf and Good Deeds
journal article
Visible and Invisible Bodies: The Architectural Patronage of Shajar al-Durr
journal article

Authorities

Nur Jahan, Mughal Empress
Hürrem Sultan, Ottoman Queen
Nafisa al-Bayda
Lalla Masmouda
Rabi'a Khatun, Ayyubid Princess
Dhayfa Khatun
Shajara al-Durr, Sultana of Egypt
Khanish Begum
Gawhar Shād (d. 1457)

Parent Collections

Women in Architecture

Related Collections

Women in Architecture: Profiles
Women in Architecture: The Sites
Women in Turkish Architecture

Keywords

women in Islam
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At various points throughout the history of Muslim societies, women have played a particularly active role in shaping the built environment as patrons. This collection presents some of the structures funded by such patronage as well as some of the authority records for the women themselves.

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Women as patrons
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Sites

Masjid-i Gawhar Shad
Mashhad, Iran
Masjid-i Jami'-i Gawhar Shad
Herat, Afghanistan
Jami' al-Andalusiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Yeni Camii Külliyesi
Istanbul, Türkiye
Madrasah-i Gawhar Shad
Herat, Afghanistan
Jami' al-Qarawiyyin
Fes, Morocco
Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Iznik)
İznik, Türkiye
Madrasa wa Qubbat al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub
Cairo, Egypt
Mama Hatun Kümbedi
Tercan, Türkiye
View all 10

Documents

Women as Patrons of Religious Architecture in Ayyubid Damascus
journal article
Benefactresses of Waqf and Good Deeds
journal article
Visible and Invisible Bodies: The Architectural Patronage of Shajar al-Durr
journal article

Authorities

Nur Jahan, Mughal Empress
Hürrem Sultan, Ottoman Queen
Nafisa al-Bayda
Lalla Masmouda
Rabi'a Khatun, Ayyubid Princess
Dhayfa Khatun
Shajara al-Durr, Sultana of Egypt
Khanish Begum
Gawhar Shād (d. 1457)

Parent Collections

Women in Architecture

Related Collections

Women in Architecture: Profiles
Women in Architecture: The Sites
Women in Turkish Architecture

Keywords

women in Islam
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