It was restored during the Ayyubid time, when restoring the gallery, specifically during the time of King Issa in 1213 (610 QA.H.).
It has had many names, each one of them has a reason.
It was called Sharaf Al-Anbiya’a Gate, after Sharaf Al-Anbiya’a Quarter that was right next to it. Also, it was called Ad-Dawoodiyya Gate in the Mamluk era, after Ad-Dawoodiyya School that was established in 1295 (694 A.H.). this school is north of the gate from the inside. It’s known for the people of Jerusalem as Al’Atm gate, because the outer side of it is dark. When King Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali, the king of Iraq at that time, he was invited to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque through it in 1933 (1352 A.H). The Supreme Islamic Council called it so, to commemorate his donation to the restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
It's an old gate, and that’s is clear from the size of its stones and its architectural style. In 990 (379 A.H.), a Jerusalemite historian called it “the Gates of the Hashemites”, since it had 3 entrances.