History and Legends

The Tales of Hodja Nasreddin clearly show how the ways of a master lead to the way of Allah. When he saves others, he does not forget his own good. …

The history of this historic trade route is full of mystery. Entire peoples have been born and died, civilisations have disappeared and reappeared, travellers have made discoveries, artisans have created …

In my youth I heard from my father Amir Taraghai the story of a dream he had; one day, my father told me, I saw in a dream how a …

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. May it be known to all the fortunate children, the powerful relatives, the honourable confidants and viziers that it pleased the …

In the seventh century BC, the tribes of the Scythian people who lived to the east along the lower reaches of the Syr Darya attacked Mydia, the base of the …

In 104 BC, a 60,000-strong Chinese cavalry was sent to Dawan on the orders of the Tang Emperor Wu-Di. The reason for the start of the war were the Argamaks¹, …

For thousands of years, legends have been created about the fearless women, the Amazons. Many armies have fled from the warrior girls. The legend of the Kirk Kiz (forty warrior …

In the vastness of the Eurasian steppes, the legendary nomadic warriors from among the Scythians ruled in deep antiquity – the Sakas, the Massagetae, the Sarmatians and the Scythians. For …

On the banks of a small tributary of the Zerafshan, the Siyab, is a sacred place upon which blessings have descended. According to legend, the remains of Daniel, a biblical …

The ancient legend of Khan-Atlas says: “Once upon a time, a ruler of Margilan fell in love with the daughter of a poor artist and decided to marry her by …

…There is no tastier bread than pita bread from Samarkand. A real flatbread from Samarkand should be edible for three years. All that is needed is to sprinkle it with …

When you step through the entrance portal of Shahi Zinda, a world full of legends and mysteries opens up before you. Right at the beginning of Shahi Zinda complex, visitors …

Many legends are associated with the tallest minaret in Central Asia, the Kalon Minaret in Bukhara. The Kalon Minaret is called the Great Tower, but it also has another name, …

The legend of the Prophet Ayyub (Job¹) is connected with the mausoleum of Chashma Ayyub. There was a time when desert winds prevailed in Bukhara and the inhabitants suffered from …

Legend has it that a holy man once lived in Samarkand – Sheikh Maturidi. He liked the place behind Siyab, but there was no water there. The Sheikh took his …

First Legend of the Ishratkhona Mausoleum One day, in the suburbs of Samarkand, Amir Temur was riding through the cemetery of Hodja Abdi Darun and saw a woman of indescribable …

It rises in the northern part of the city. In the rainy season it is flooded with rain and covered with a blanket of snow. The winds roam here and …

According to legend of Chupan-Ata, a cruel king lived more than a thousand years before the Prophet. He gathered an army of one hundred and fifty thousand men and decided …

There is a legend about the jade tombstone of Amir Temur in Gur Emir. The Chinese believe that jade has divine powers, and so a huge slab of jade that …

A legend of Ulugbek Madrasah, built in the years 1417-1420. This Madrasah was artistically in no way inferior to the buildings of Amir Temur and at the same time far …

Legend has it that one day a dervish came to Bibi-Hanum and during a conversation predicted, among other things, her death by a spider bite. Bibi-Hanum, who was not embarrassed …

Bibi-Khanum was Temur’s favourite wife and the most beautiful woman in his Harem. When Temur left for one of his campaigns, she had the idea of giving him a gift …

The Emir of Shakhrisabz Bekbuwa invited an astrologer to his house one evening and asked him: “Tell me, learned soothsayer, who shall wrest power from me over this land!”. And …

The Shaikh Najm ad-Dīn Abū Ḥafṣ ‘Umar ibn Muḥammad an-Nasafī, who was a teacher of spirits and men, had related a legend about the founding of Samarkand that the city was …

The state of Khorezm-Shahs (Horezm, Turkish; Xorazm, Uzbek; Khwārazm, Persian: خوارزم) is the name of the Central Asian state of Khorezm as it is commonly understood in Oriental studies. It …

Merv is known in history as “Merv ash-Shahidjan” and has ancient buildings. It is said that the citadel (kukhendiz) was built by Tahamurt and the ancient city (medina) by Zu’l-Karnein. …

The ancient “land of Margush”, mentioned in the ancient Persian cuneiform inscriptions and where Gonur Depe is located, was known in its “early days” as “Mowru” – this name is …

Erk Kala Fortress is located on a natural hill 261.9 m above sea level in the historical and cultural park of ancient Merv, 6.3 km northeast of Bayramali town, 4.1 …

The history of the emergence of the first city on the site of ancient Merv dates back to the VII century BC. The city was surrounded by a strong fortress …

Samarkand – there is no other city in the Orient that equals it in beauty. The best paper in the world is made in Samarkand. A non-handmade paper called “juwaz” …

The Ak-Saray Palace was built in Shakhrisabz under Amir Temur, construction began in 1380, it was completed in 1386, and the final works were finished in 1404. The representation about the …

Historians point to the two great Merits that the military genius Amir Temur has unwillingly rendered to the peoples of Europe: – Firstly, he indirectly helped Russia to get rid …