Al-Makīn Jirjis ibn al-ʿAmīd the Younger
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Fustat (Old Cairo), Mamluk Sultanate, Egypt
Al-Makīn Jirjis ibn al-ʿAmīd the Younger | |
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| Native name | جرجس المكين ابن العميد الأصغر |
| Born | 14th century (exact date unknown) Fustat (Old Cairo), Mamluk Sultanate, Egypt |
| Died | After 1398/1399 |
| Occupation | Priest; theologian; physician; civil servant |
| Nationality | Egyptian (Coptic Christian) |
| Notable works | al-Ḥāwī (religious encyclopedia) |
Al-Makīn Jirjis ibn al-ʿAmīd (fl. 1390s), called the Younger, was a Coptic priest, theologian, physician and civil servant in the Mamluk Sultanate.[1]
Jirjis (George) was probably born in Old Cairo in the first half of the 14th century. He held a high position under the Mamluks, which he probably inherited. The title al-makīn means "the powerful" and had been held by an earlier member of the family, the historian Jirjis ibn al-ʿAmīd. The sobriquet "the Younger" serves to distinguish the two, who have often been confused by modern authors. Their family is called the Banū al-ʿAmīd ("sons of the ʿamīd"). Jirjis's brother, al-Asʿad Ibrāhīm, served as the secretary (kātib) of the Mamluk dīwān al-jaysh (army council).[1]
Jirjis retired to live as a hermit in the monastery of Dayr al-Qusayr in the Ṭura south of Cairo. There he composed the work known as al-Ḥāwī. There existed an autograph copy dated 1398/1399. He died sometime after that.[1]