Badr al-Din Hassan bin Muhammad al-Taher, a Yemeni Family, and their Cultural Impact in Makkah During the Circassian Mamluk Era (784-923 AH / 1382-1517 CE)

Abstract

Abstract : This study sheds light on one of the Yemeni families that settled in Makkah and neighbored the Circassian Mamluk in Egypt since the establishment of the Circassian Mamluk. This family was known as the Badr al-Din Hassan bin Mohammed al-Taher family.

This family was renowned for being one of the significant commercial families during the mentioned period. They had a number of children and grandchildren who assumed a prominent status in the society of Makkah, and built strong relations with the central authority in Egypt, represented by the sultans of the Mamluks and the senior statesmen, and the local authority in Mecca represented by the Sharifs of Makkah and senior dignitaries. They established strong ties with the various social groups, had a key cultural role in many areas, and provided grand services to the people of Makkah during their stay there.