The horse market in the Mamluk era was located in Al-Rumaila Square in front of the Sultan Hassan School and the site of Al-Rifai Mosque.<\/p>\n
The sale was done through a signifier and a herald, the herald identifies the buyer with the goods and he must show its defects, and the signifier mediates between the buyer and the seller.<\/p>\n
The Spurs Market: It was located in the Kasbah of Cairo. The spur is what the rider wears above his heels, and it is made of silver or gold, and sometimes of iron decorated with gold and silver.<\/p>\n
– The Star Market: It was connected to the spurs market, where bridles and the like were sold, and there were a number of saddlery makers in this market.<\/p>\n
Al-Joukhiyin Market: It was next to the Al-Najmayyyin market, and it was dedicated to the sale of the goukh brought from the land of the Franks, and from which saddles and their gouache were made.<\/p>\n
Oversight and book of the royal stables in the era of the Mamluks<\/p>\n
The royal stables are located inside the castle in the Bab al-Azl area, and it consists of 20 stables called the honorable stables. They are very spacious and well-ventilated roofed buildings, lit at night, and the Sultan drops them down sometimes, and the water reaches them through the water course that Ibn Qalawun built. The location of the royal stables was not limited to the castle, which houses the royal horses.<\/p>\n
The stables\u2019 bureau had a set of great functions, as mentioned by al-Qalqashandi in his encyclopedia \u201cSubh al-A\u2019shi in the Insha Industry\u201d, foremost of which is the overseer of the honorable stables. Production and employee salaries. Sultan Ibn Qalawun was the first to take a diwan of the royal stable, and appointed for him a overseer, clerks and records in which the names of the horses, the times of their arrival to the stable, the names of the politicians responsible for them, and the veterinary condition, and there is also the job of the overseer of the barn, who is responsible for the affairs of the grain and what is spent on it.<\/p>\n
The importance of the royal stable<\/p>\n
The royal stable has another importance, other than that it includes the royal horses. The Mamluk sultans used to descend to it from the side of the palace iwan; To take his seat, and begin to consider matters of fiefdoms and the affairs of princes and mamluks, in addition to the practice of rulings between people.<\/p>\n
It is known that King Al-Zahir Baybars is the one who renewed a large group of princes and soldiers, and arranged them in positions, such as Prince Akhur, Serakor and the bartenders, and that he was the first to write the rules and orders for organizing work. In which; It has no tongue to complain to God Almighty .<\/p>\n
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And among the ranks of politicians come out the sergeants, and the politician on his way to this rank needs to be familiar with the characteristics of animals, their aches and diseases, and the corresponding medicines and useful paints. The Usta must be familiar with the politics of horses, which is the knowledge of the original and the base horse.<\/p>\n
The most important of these stables are:<\/p>\n
– Al-Hojoura Stable: It contains horses for racing and polo.<\/p>\n
Al-Jawq’s stable: It was located near the elephant pond, and it is one of the royal stables that were established inside the castle.<\/p>\n
– The skill stable: established by Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun, and it occupies an area of \u200b\u200b15 acres, where young foals were raised until they were distributed to the castle stables.<\/p>\n
– Bimaristan stable: contains sick and weak horses, providing veterinary services and treatment for them.<\/p>\n
– Stable Al-Dashar or Al-Jashaar: where the elderly horses are provided with care.<\/p>\n
– Al Manakh Stable: It is special for horses of visitors to Egypt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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