The Fatimid saddle treasury

خزانة السروج الفاطمية

The khizanat al-suruj of the Fatimid state — a dedicated saddle treasury attesting the state's care for the craft: Egyptian saddlers excelled in gold- and silver-mounted saddles priced between one and seven thousand dinars, with pure gold or silver bits and chains and collars for the horses' necks.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Egypt & Nile
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The Saddle Store in the Fatimid state was a store for saddles. The Fatimids kept it as evidence of their care for this craft. 1

The craft

The Egyptians excelled at saddles decorated with gold and silver. The price of a single saddle ranged between a thousand and seven thousand dinars. 1

The making of bridles of pure gold or pure silver followed, along with necklaces and collars for the horses' necks. 1

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Fatimid Caliphate

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Al-Azhar Mosque· The Dar al-Hikma of Cairo· Da'i al-Du'at — the chief missionary· Abbasid Caliphate· Fatimid Caliphate

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan
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islam.museum contributors. “The Fatimid saddle treasury”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/khizanat-al-suruj/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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