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Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa

Aleppo, Syria · built 1193

Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa (al-Madrasat aš-Šāḏbaḵtīyah) is a 12th-century madrasa complex in Aleppo, Syria. 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.

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