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ABSTRACT:
The construction of educational institutions and endowing waqf throughout the Mamluk regions were similar. Political motivations were frequently apparent in endowing waqfs and erecting such institutions. As with other educational institutions in the Mamluk domain, those in Jerusalem underwent processes of change, both in their architecture and in their functions. Thus, by the late Mamluk period, these institutions were perceived as comprehensive facilities with diverse functions. I think something of the special nature of Jerusalem and its educational/religious institutions should be added here: Due to Jerusalem's stature as an Islamic holy site, the fact that it avoided destruction at the hands of the Mongols who were stopped before reaching the city, its growing importance as a Mamluk administrative center and its consequent stability and security throughout much of the Mamluk period, it became very attractive to scholars, rulers, and other wealthy people. They enhanced their own status and the city's beauty by constructing many religious and educational institutions there, which made it even more attractive to students and scholars.
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