The Fakhriyya Minaret Collapse, 849
سقوط منارة المدرسة الفخرية 849هـ
c. 15 April 1445 CE · 8 Muharram 849 AH
Friday night, 8 Muharram 849: the minaret of Cairo's Fakhriyya madrasa in Suwayqat al-Sahib — built shortly after 600 — collapsed, killing a great crowd beneath the rubble 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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In time
Overview
The "Fragments of Gold" records that on the night of Friday, the eighth of Muharram 849 AH, the minaret of the Fakhriyya madrasa collapsed in Suwaiqat al-Sahib in Cairo. 1
What the source says
Ibn al-Imad says that the minaret was built a little after the six hundredth year, and that a great many people perished in the rubble. 1
The available text gives neither the number of victims nor the cause of the collapse. An additional source is needed.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 274
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