by scholars. Most commonly, the mosque and mausoleum are quoted as being created by Sitta Zubayda rather than Zumurrud Khatun herself. The history of this misunderstanding has been explored by Vincenzo Strika, who believes it was created by earlier scholars but was first challenged by Guy Le Strange and later solved by Mustafa Jawād. As Strika highlights, “The first to hint that the Tomb was not that of Zubaydah was, Le Strange..'', referencing Le Strange’s finding that Sitta Zubayda was buried elsewhere. Confusion as to the identities of Sitta Zubayda and Zumurrud Khatun has also been a catalyst for some of this misidentification. In the past, researchers have considered if the two women were, in reality, a single person who had been confused as being two separate people, but since it has been determined that Sitta Zubayda was, in fact, a different noblewoman. Architectural Controversy The mausoleum of Zumurrud Khatun has been tracked into controversies, especially regarding the originality of its architectural design. Many argue that the mausoleum's designs were borrowed from other shrines built in Baghdad, Tigris, and other parts of Iraq. For instance, it has been argued that the mausoleum of Zamurrud Khatun's architectural design was borrowed from the shrine of al-Najmi and the mausoleum of Nur al-Din constructed earlier than the mausoleum of Zamurrud Khatun. However, the exact dates upon which these monuments were constructed are unclear. Gallery See also Islam in Iraq List of mosques in Iraq Al-Sarai Mosque References 13th-century mosques Mosques in Baghdad Mausoleums in Iraq Seljuk architecture