Note 23 — Chapter III
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This curious building, of which a drawing is given on p. 177, was built (very probably on an ancient foundation) by Saladin’s great-nephew es-Sálih about 1245, and was used as a royal palace. Here the ‘Abbásid caliph Hakim was installed by Beybars. En-Násir rebuilt the Castle (or Belvedere) of the Ram in 1323, and the emír Sarghitmish lived there and built the gate and round towers. It was partly destroyed by el-Ashraf Sha‘ban, and then used for tenements. Makrízy ii. 133.