Sultan Saodat

The Sultan Saodat is located in the outskirt of modern Termez, in Uzbekistan. The name Sultan Saodat (سلطان سعادة) means "His Excellency Sultan or Sultan’s well-being" in Arabic.

The complex of Sultan Saodat, which was formed during the XI-XVII centuries, has the graves of the influential Sayyid dynasty of Termez. Termez Sayyids, according to legends, are direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. The founder of the family was Termez Sayyid Hassan al-Amir, the fifth generation of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad.

Sultan Saodat complex is a series of multi-religious structures - mausoleums, mosques, khanaqa - built on the perimeter of the yard and the elongated constituted a coherent and concise composition. The oldest here are two large single-chamber, square, domed mausoleum (X-XI centuries), located in the south-western part of the complex. They are united by the intervening deep vaulted "avian" (gallery), which at the turn of the XIV - XV centuries was added in height and faced multicolored glazed decoration.

Subsequently, many of the complex structures in different ways repeated the idea of this ancient group of buildings, ie detailed three-part frontal facade open iwan in the center. Very interesting architecture and unusual plan mausoleum Kokildor Khanaqa (XVI c.). This is a portal-domed structure multi-compartment front track with brick wall texture. It repeated the same as in other buildings of the complex of Sultan Saodat idea tripartite frontally deployed facade. Deep portal led to a large domed hall, the sides of which were placed on the two rooms and a corridor. Most notably in the interior of the cast ganch-stucco decorative arches.

Thanks to the clear structure, decoration and size, the composition of the mausoleums is a great architectural solution. Emphasized the unity of the structure burnt bricks, which also served as a constructive and decorative material (masonry "in the tree," the curly ribbon carved blocks, geometric and floral motifs insertion and belts from figure hewn blocks). Both mausoleums crowded headstones, some remnants of tiled decor.

In the second half of the XV century ahead of both mausoleums two new buildings were built. Two parallel rows were built in XV-XVII centuries and joined with the other buildings. Also, some new mausoleums were also pairwise connected with intermediate iwan, decor on them do not exit anymore. In the XVI-XVII centuries courtyard to the south and the north was built up with the mausoleums of different sizes and from different eras. The entrance was set up on the west side of the yard. The majestic ensemble stands out as a group of mausoleums, homogeneous in structure and decoration, though built in different styles.

In the XIX century buildings in the complex are gradually destroyed and the blight. The complex of Sultan Saodat went through a restoration work in 2005 and the president Islam Karimov paid a visit to see it.

See Also

• Termez
• Kyrk-Kyz Nunnery (out-of-town Palace Country Estate) (9th - 14th century)
• Architectural Complex of Al Hakim At-Termizi (10th - 15th century)
• Kokildor Khanaka (16th century)
• Kara-Tepe Buddhist Monastery (2nd-4th century)
• Fayaz-Tepe Buddhist Monastery (1st-3rd century)
• Zurmala Tower (1st-2nd century AD)
• Isa At-Tirmidhi Mausoleum (9th c. AD), in the suburb of Sherobod, 60 kilometers north of Termez.

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