Historic Sights of Tashkent

3.4 Madrasah of Muhammad-Rakhimkhan
Madrasah of Muhammad Rahimkhan (1871) is located to the east of the Kukhna-Ark. Muhammad Rahimkhan II (1847-1910) is known among the people under the pen name Firuz. As a champion of literature and art the poet Firuz first introduced lithographic edition books (1874) in Khiva. On his initiative a number of poetry anthologies were created. Construction of a large madrasah with 76 hujra was also a consequence of his educational intentions. Madrasah consists of two yards: the outer one - one-storey cell-hujra, further in - the two-storey high portal, the main facade of the madrasah, inside there is the main yard with arched row of hujras. Madrasah had an audience - darshona, winter and summer mosque and library. Throughout the guise of madrasah is felt majesty of architectural forms, the desire to create comfortable and convenient environment for its inhabitants.
The wall of madrasah are witnesses of many literary evenings - mushoira, where poets Firuz, Kamil Khorezmi, Tabibi read their poems. Firuz was a founder of suburban park - Gazabag palace. During his reign a few small madrasas and mosques were built.

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   The mausoleum of Said Alauddin
   

The mausoleum of Said Alauddin is one of the earliest monuments of the city, which has reached us in a rather distorted and reconstructed shape. The fact, that the mausoleum was half buried in the cultural layers, indicates the antiquity of the monument. However, the original appearance of the mausoleum and the time of its construction has remained hypothetical. Judging by the inscription on one of the headstones, Said Alauddin died in 702 h.y (in 1303). The mausoleum over the tomb of the sheikh could appear only in the second half of XIV century, as popular rumor links its construction with the name of Amir Kulal, who died in 1380.
Later from the west a square room-ziyaratkhana was added to the mausoleum, and entrance to the complex was established on the north side. All these fundamental restructurings were made by order Allakulikhan (1825-1842). Later, in connection with the burial of Said Muhammadkhan (1819-1863) near the tomb of the respected sheikh, mutual dahma (elevated ground) with two sagana (tombstones) on it was built for two graves. Facing of dahma and sagana are made in the best tradition of Khorezm majolica of XIV century. Picture of the majolica is close to the motifs of majolica of Najmiddinov Kubra mausoleum (30's of XIV century), which misled researchers. Actually majolica decoration of dahma and sagana of Said Alauddin mausoleum is made in the 60's of XIX century.