Çifte Minareli Medrese, Sivas
| Çifte Minareli Medrese Turkish: Çifte Minareli Medrese | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39°44′54″N 37°00′50.7″E / 39.74833°N 37.014083°E |
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| Type | madrasa |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Islam |
Çifte Minareli Medrese (Turkish: Çifte Minareli Medrese), literally "Double Minaret Madrasah", is a former medrese located in Sivas, Turkey. It was built in 1271/72 and was commissioned by Shams al-Din Juvayni (Şemseddin Cüveynî, died 1284) an Ilkhanid vizier.
He left a dedicatory inscription on the building:
The construction of this blessed madrasa was ordered by the great statesman, the king of the viziers (ministers) of the world, Shams al-Dīn wa-l-Dunyā Muḥammad b. Muḥammad, the ṣāḥib dīwān, may God perpetuate his rule, in the year 670.
— Foundation inscription by Shams al-Din Juvayni, in AH 670 (1271-1272 CE).