Shayzar: Architects
Date: 1233
The ustādh (master) ʿAli is recorded in an inscription as having completed the construction of the castle of Shayzar in 630/1233. This was done for the Ayyubid sultan, Muhammad b. Ghazi. See also: Stone-cutter; Mason; Carpenter.
Citation: Mayer, Leo Ary, Islamic Architects and their Works (Geneva: Albert Kundig, 1956), p. 49.
Shayzar: Architects
Date: 1290
An inscription dated 689/1290 records that the ustādh (master) Aybak, with the title, al-Jandar al-Mansuri, constructed the citadel of Shayzar. Given that the castle was already completed in 1233, this may refer to renovations or expansions of the existing structure. See also: Stone-cutter; Mason; Carpenter.
Citation: Mayer, Leo Ary, Islamic Architects and their Works (Geneva: Albert Kundig, 1956), p. 56.