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Description
Property Name: Sultan Saodad Ensemble
Inventory No: 998-762-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-08-19
Country (State party): Uzbekistan
Province: Termez
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 37° 15′ 47.13″ N
67° 18′ 34.23″ E
Historic Period: 11th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction:
Style:
Original Use: Mausoleum
Current Use: Mausoleum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Sultan Saodad Ensemble is a complex consisting of four structures arranged around a rectangular courtyard. The complex was developed during the period of the 10th-17th centuries. The mausoleum served as a burial place for the king of Termez. The oldest part is a frontal opening with three parts in the southwest part of the complex. The mausoleum on the north has the richest decoration. In the 14th and 15th centuries portals with colored-majolica are added to the structure.
Selection Criteria
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
The complex is well-preserved.
References
M.Bloom, Jonathan; S.Blair, Sheila. Islamic art and Architecture, Vol 2: Delhi-Mosque, Oxford University Press, New York, p289- 290, 2009