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Every building project Michael Meinecke catalogued under the Mamluk Sultanate.

account_balanceDynasty
The reigning line. Narrows the sultans below.
workspace_premiumSultans & reigns — pick as many as you like
Entries under any of the sultans you pick are shown, so two reigns can be read side by side. A sultan restored to the throne lists each accession separately.
mosqueMonument type
From the surveyed building type, or inferred from Meinecke’s title.
historyMonument period
The building’s own era, not the sultan’s: al-Azhar is Fatimid however many Mamluks later worked on it. Only entries tied to a surveyed monument carry one.
constructionProject type
What was done: built, restored, extended…
location_onA specific monument — optional
calendar_monthYears (CE) 1249 – 1518
1249 1518
Earliest
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Drag for any year — the handles pull onto the quarter-century marks as they pass. Use −/+ for single years, or type straight into either year box. Entries Meinecke leaves undated are placed by the reign they belong to.

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