Crypt of Amir Temur, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

According to the Spanish ambassador Claviho Amir Temur's mausoleum for was built in Shahrisabz at the beginning of the 15th century. Archeologists found a crypt of this mausoleum in the middle of the 20th century on the central axis of Dorus-Siadat memorial. This underground construction has cruciform structure and faced with marble which was decorated with carved inscriptions. The opened footings show, that there was a mausoleum with memorial mosque above the crypt. AmirTemur was buried inGur-Emir mausoleum in Samarkand instead of Shahrisabz. However, Dorus-Siadat has kept its value as an esteemed place that resulted in formation of a big cemetery for nobility around it.

Inscription in Arabic on the Temur's tombstone

Crypt of Amir Temur