The building has an unusual appearance and design, and has a complex and not at
all clear construction history. According to tradition, the tomb dates back to the reign
of Arslan Khan, the representative of the Karakhanids, that is, the 12th century. An
inscription on a board inside the building says that it was built by a certain Amir
Hojjaj in 1379-1380 during the reign of Tamerlane. The eastern half of the building,
closest to the
entrance, was added in the 14th-16th centuries.
Chashma Ayyub is one of the cultural heritage sites of Uzbekistan and one of the
candidates for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Mausoleum of Somonites
The Samonii Mausoleum is a mausoleum of the Samonii dynasty built in the 9th
and 10th centuries during the reign of Ismail Somoni (892-907)
in the historical
center of the city of Bukhara (Uzbekistan).
The mausoleum is one of the oldest monuments of the monumental architecture of
Central Asia and is considered an architectural monument of world importance. The
memorial structure that has survived to this day was
originally part of a larger
necropolis, of which nothing remains (a small
cemetery was located in the
mausoleum area until the end of the 1930s). At present, the mausoleum is the only
building preserved from the Samonite period in the territory of the Bukhara oasis. It
is also one of the first surviving structures built entirely of burnt brick.
Scholarly historians have given convincing evidence about the Buddhist origin of
this building. The symbols on the walls of the Samonite mausoleum are a complex
geometric composition of interlocking squares and a circle in the middle, a special
type of Buddhist-Manichean mandala, and can be considered a symbol of Buddhism.
The general scheme of the mausoleum is believed to be an exact reproduction of the
Buddhist-Manichean mandala when "seen" from above.
It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993
as part of the
"Historical Center of Bukhara". It is one of the main tourist attractions of the city.
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