 By 1283, the Mamluks had taken control and it was listed as a domain of Sultan Qalawun.The city prospered under the Egypt-based Mamluk Sultanate and served as a postal station.During Mamluk rule, Bayt Jibrin administratively belonged to Hebron and was under the jurisdiction of the Shafi'i (a school of law in Sunni Islam) "qadi" (head judge) of that city.