Medieval scholar Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi claimed Sultan Uthman spent 8 months trying to demolish Menkaure's pyramid in 1196 AD, but no corroborating evidence supports this story. European visitors between the 15th and 17th centuries never mentioned the damage, and locals during the 1798 French Occupation blamed Muraid Bey instead. Likely fabricated.
Abd al-Latif's 1196 pyramid destruction account questioned as likely fabricated
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Key facts
- Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi described an 1196 AD attempt to destroy Menkaure's pyramid by Sultan Uthman
- The account claims the demolition attempt took 8 months
- No corroborating evidence exists for the 1196 attack beyond Abd al-Latif's single account
- European visitors to Giza in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries made no mention of the great breach
- Local Egyptians during the 1798 French Occupation told explorers that Muraid Bey was responsible for the damage
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