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Description
Property Name: Dorus Saodat Complex
Inventory No: 998-75-2
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-25
Country (State party): Uzbekistan
Province: Shakhrisyabz
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 3′ 0.27″ N
66° 49′ 49.42″ E
Historic Period: 14th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1379
Style: Timurid
Original Use: Mosque, Mausoleum
Current Use: Mosque, Mausoleum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Dorus Saodat Complex is constructed during 14th century as a memorial complex for Timur’s family. It constitutes of the mausoleum of Timur’s son, Jahangir, a common hall for mourning cremonies (ziyoratkhona), Khazrat Imam Mosque, and a room for clergy, Quran readers and pilgrims. The complex combines the traditional architectural forms with grand scales, thus creating new forms.
Selection Criteria
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
From the original complex of Dorus Saodat Complex, only some part of the portal as well as the tomb of Jahangir and the mosque are preserved up to this date. Archeological excavations were carried out in 1973-1975, 1981-1985 and 1994. Between 1994-1996, conservation work was implemented on the ruins, which are revealed with the excavations.
References
Shakhrisyabz Architectural Monuments, Main Scientific-Production Board for Preservation of Monuments, Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 2003
World Heritage Center Website: http://whc.unesco.org
Uzbekistan: The Monuments of Islam, Uzbekiston Nashriyati, Tashkent, 2002.