Memorials to visit Shahrisabz

The "house of power and will" was built by Tamerlan for Djahangir, his favourite son, who died prematurely in 1375. Tamerlan's pain was immense and explains the construction of the mausoleum which, according to Clavijo, was decorated with gold and azure. The ensemble was largely destroyed by the Emir of Bukhara, together with the White Palace. But the mullahs managed to save some of it by making the Emir believe that the mausoleum of Jahangir supported that of a saint. Another son of Tamerlan, Omar Sheikh, lies in the deputy mausoleum.

This mausoleum, built by Ulugh Begh in 1437 for his family, is square in shape, surmounted by a cylindrical drum decorated with kufic inscriptions on which rests a blue dome. The interior is beautifully decorated with geometric, epigraphic and floral frescoes. Next to the family tombstones of Uulough Begh are the graves of the Sayyid, a dynasty from Termez, descendant of Hussain, grandson of Mohammed, who gave their name to the mausoleum.