Sayf ad-Din Bakharzi and Buyan Quli Khan Mausoleums

Sayf ad-Din Bakharzi (1190–1262), a poet, theologian and pupil of Najm ad-Din Kubra, was buried at Fathabad, then outside Bukhara. A large religious quarter grew around his grave, with lodges where dervishes, the poor and the sick lived on charitable endowments. The Chagatai ruler Buyan Quli Khan asked to be buried near him, and his mausoleum went up in 1358.

Bakharzi's own double-domed mausoleum dates from the late 14th century; its deep-arched portal is thought to be later. Inside, the domes rest on 8- and 16-sided muqarnas. The sheikh's sons and grandsons are buried with him, and Timur is said to have visited the grave. The two buildings stand together east of the old town.

• Muqarnas domes of the 14th century
• Tomb of a Kubrawi Sufi master
• Rare Chagatai-era mausoleum next door