Sanjar al-Jawli's name "al-Jawli" indicates he was a mamluk of Jawli, an emir of Baybars, a former Bahri Mamluk sultan.
18 Facts About Sanjar al-Jawli
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Ibn Taghribirdi asserts Sanjar al-Jawli was a first generation Muslim and his father was a certain al-Mushid Abdullah.
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Under the tutelage of emirs Salar and Baybars II, Sanjar al-Jawli was appointed the emir of Shawbak, a fortress post south of Karak in 1309.
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In Karak, Sanjar al-Jawli cultivated a close friendship with an-Nasir Muhammad.
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Sanjar al-Jawli ordered the construction of a palace, a bathhouse, a madrasa, a khan, a mosque and a hospital, transforming Karak into a madina.
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Sanjar al-Jawli held the additional title of Inspector of the Two Harams which referred to the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque.
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Largely because of his close relationship with the sultan, Sanjar al-Jawli was given large iqta and an unusually high income for an emir of his status.
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Sanjar al-Jawli ordered the construction of a castle, a hospital, open-air markets, a caravansary, Islamic schools, mosques and public baths.
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Sanjar al-Jawli spent several months in Damascus and was required to mobilize part of the armies of the latter city and Gaza to complete the task.
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In 1320 Sanjar al-Jawli entered into a dispute with Tankiz, concerning a house being sought by Tankiz in Damascus that Sanjar al-Jawli owned but refused to sell.
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Towards the end of that year, Sanjar al-Jawli was imprisoned for about eight years after allegations of corruption and abuse of power were made against him.
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Sanjar al-Jawli thereby decapitated him and sent his head to Ismail.
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Sanjar al-Jawli is buried in a mausoleum within the Madrasa wa Khanqah Salar wa Sanjar, which he built in Cairo in 1304.
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Sanjar al-Jawli constructed several buildings in Cairo where he lived towards the end of his life.
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In Gaza, Sanjar al-Jawli ordered the construction of Masjid al-Hilweh which was later destroyed.
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In 1318 Sanjar al-Jawli commissioned the Great Mosque's reconstruction and endowed in his name and al-Nasir Muhammad's.
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In Hebron, he built the Amir Sanjar al-Jawli Mosque, named after him, with a ceiling of "beautifully dressed stone" according to al-Maqrizi.
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At al-Hamra, near the town of Baysan, Sanjar al-Jawli ordered the construction of Khan Salar, named in honor of his friend Salar, a former leader of the Mamluk army.