Khan el-Khalili
Later Mamluk elites also built commercial structures in the vicinity and beyond. In Sultan Qaytbay's time, one of his amirs, Yashbak min Mahdi, built the "Rab' al-Badistan" (an apartment complex for renters) just across from the Khan al-Khalili. Qaytbay himself built the Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay further east, near al-Azhar Mosque. By the late 15th century, the district around Khan el-Khalili had become the major center of foreign trade, including the sale of slaves and precious stones.