On first page of this article there is a photo of the Sufihostel (Khanqah) from the time of Sultan Al Ashraf Barshbay from 1432. The largest dome, attached to the mosque - hovers over the tomb of Sultan Barshbay.

Barshbay is known to have defeated European pirates who had their base on Cyprus. These pirates had long made problems for the Muslim shipping in the eastern Mediterranean and in 1426 the sultan attacked and took their capital Nicosia. Barsbay then developed the business with India and Persia, something that provided him with a large wealth and its said that he used most of this fortune on new buildings in Cairo.

Sultan Qait Bay ruled from 1468 to 1496 and he was known for his strong taxation where one third of the country's production was taken as tax. He used most of the tax for buildings, not only new buildings but restoration of buildings from previous rulers. His hand stretched longer than Egypt, as he is known to have built and restored buildings in Syria and other Arab countries as well.

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