Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa

Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa (Arabic: الْمَدْرَسَةُ الشَّاذْبَخْتِيَّةُ, romanized: al-Madrasat aš-Šāḏbaḵtīyah) is a 12th-century madrasah complex in Aleppo, Syria.^[1] It was built by Jamal al-Din Shadbakht, an Indian slave who was freed by Nur ad-Din, and served as a lieutenant of the citadel at his master's death in 1174.^[2]

al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa الْمَدْرَسَةُ الشَّاذْبَخْتِيَّةُ
Location
Aleppo Syria
Information
Type	Madrassah
Established	1193
Campus	Urban
Affiliation	Islamic

See also

• Al-Firdaws Madrasa
• Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa
• Al-Uthmaniyah Madrasa
• Al-Zahiriyah Madrasa
• Ancient City of Aleppo
• Khusruwiyah Mosque

References

1. Shadbakhtiyya Madrasa Archnet Digital Library.
2. Tabbaa 2010, p. 37.

Bibliography

• Tabbaa, Yasser (2010). Constructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo. Penn State Press. ISBN 9780271043319.