Timur finished the 3500-sq-metre mausoleum complex of the Dorus Siyadat in 1392 and at the time it may have overshadowed even the Ak-Saray Palace. The main survivor is the tall Tomb of Jehangir, Timur’s eldest and favourite son, who died aged just 22. It’s also the resting place for another son, Umar Sheikh (Timur’s other sons are with him at Gur-e-Amir in Samarkand). Today it's also a popular place to buy excellent-value embroidered bags.

In the southeastern corner of the courtyard of foundations is a bunker with a wooden door leading to an underground room, the Crypt of Timur. The room, plain except for Quranic quotations on the arches, is nearly filled by a single stone casket. On the casket are biographical inscriptions about Timur, from which it was inferred (when the room was discovered in 1963) that this crypt was intended for him. Inside are two unidentified corpses.

Next to the Tomb of Jhangir is the Khazarati-Imom Mosque with an impressive aivan (portico) of huge wooden pillars.


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1. Tomb of Jehangir

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The focus of the Dorus Siyadat mausoleum complex is the tall Tomb of Jehangir, Timur’s eldest and favourite son, who died at 22. It’s also the resting…

2. Crypt of Timur

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In the southeastern corner of the long-gone Dorus Siyadat is a bunker with a wooden door leading to an underground room, the Crypt of Timur. The plain…

3. Dorut Tilyovat

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Facing Kok-Gumbaz is Dorut Tilyovat, the original burial complex of Timur’s forebears. Under the dome on the left is the Mausoleum of Sheikh Shamseddin…

4. Kok-Gumbaz Mosque

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This heavily renovated, large Friday mosque was completed by Ulugbek in 1434 in honour of his father Shah Rukh (who was Timur’s son). The name,…

5. Chorsu

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This four-way crossroads bazaar building once marked the heart of Shakhrisabz's old bazaar.

6. Amir Timur Museum

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Housed inside the renovated Chubin Medressa on the eastern side of the square is this simple museum. Among the maps and models is a war drum, an…

7. Mulk Ashtor Mosque

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The Mulk Ashtor Mosque was built in 1904 but has roots leading back to the 14th century. It's just inside the old town at the end of a road southwest of…

8. Statue of Timur

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A huge of Timur stands in front of the ruins of the Ak-Saray Palace.