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Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum

The domed tomb of Saray Mulk Khanum, Timur's senior wife, across the street from the great Bibi-Khanym mosque in Samarkand.

MausoleumsLate 1390s – early 1400sAbout 20 minutes to see

About the place

Saray Mulk Khanum, Timur's senior wife and a descendant of Genghis Khan, had this mausoleum built in the late 1390s; it was finished in the early 1400s as part of her madrasa, which has not survived. Her mother was buried here first, then Saray Mulk Khanum herself.

Over the following centuries earthquakes and neglect left the building in ruins, and most of its decoration was gone by the nineteenth century. It was rebuilt in the late twentieth century. It stands on Islam Karimov street opposite the Bibi-Khanym mosque, between the Registan and Siab Bazaar.

Why go

  • Tomb of Timur's senior wife, Saray Mulk Khanum
  • Facing the Bibi-Khanym mosque
  • On the walk between the Registan and Siab Bazaar

Sources (3)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.openstreetmap.org

Nearby

  • Muborak MosqueEnsembles

    Under 1 km away

    Muborak Mosque

    A listed historic mosque in the old town of Samarkand, a short walk from the Bibi-Khanym mosque and Siab Bazaar.

  • Qoraboy Oqsoqol MosqueEnsembles

    Under 1 km away

    Qoraboy Oqsoqol Mosque

    A small working neighbourhood mosque with a domed roof and front ayvon in the old town of Samarkand, off Islam Karimov Street.

  • Bibi-Khanym MosqueEnsembles

    Under 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage

    Bibi-Khanym Mosque

    The great Friday mosque that Timur built after his campaign in India, with a vast entrance portal and blue domes beside Siab Bazaar.

  • Siab BazaarBazaars

    Under 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage

    Siab Bazaar

    Samarkand's main food market, next to Bibi-Khanym, known for its round stamped bread, dried fruit, nuts and spices.