the mausoleum of Sultan Barquq in cairo is an outsized example of how the Mamluks turned their funerary monuments into an instrument of self-aggrandizement and dynastic propaganda. in the present case, the builder had no hesitation in providing a sizable khanaqah or monastic complex - with a vast façade flanked by two minarets, as well as a suite of lodgings for monks and all requisite facilities, There is also a hypostyle mosque with dome on octagonal pillars and a minbar for Friday prayer, and a courtyard with a fountain for ablution, in addition to the immense mausoleums on towering cupolas, one dedicated to thr sultan and the other to his wife anddaughters.