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Antiquities of Samarkand. Tomb of the Saint Kusam-ibn-Abbas (Shah-i Zindah) and Adjacent Mausoleums. Mausoleum of the Daughter of Emir Khodzha Toglu Tekin. Inscription on the Lower Left Side...

1865
This photograph of the facade of the Toglu Tekin (Emir Hussein) Mausoleum at the Shah-i Zindah necropolis in Samarkand is from the archeological part of Turkestan Album. The six-volume photographic survey was produced in 1871-72, under the patronage of General Konstantin P. von Kaufman, the first governor-general (1867-82) of Turkestan, as the Russian Empire's Central Asian territories were called. The album devotes special attention to Samarkand’s Islamic architecture, such as 14th- and 15th-century monuments from the reign of Timur (Tamerlane) and his successors. Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”) is revered as a memorial to Kusam-ibn-Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. In 1386 a mausoleum was built for Toglu Tekin, daughter of Emir Khodzha and mother of Emir Hussein--one of Timur’s grandees. This view shows the upper left side of the main facade. The rich display of polychrome ornament includes (from right): a glazed carved terracotta capital supporting a corner of the facade arch (peshtak); vertical strips of majolica tiles in geometric and floral patterns; an inscription in cursive Thuluth script set within an carved background; and a strip of tiles with a rosette motif. The outer corner of the structure contained a glazed column, a fragment of which is visible in the lower left. The basic colors are dark blue and turquoise, with white detailing.

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1865<br />
This photograph of the facade of the Toglu Tekin (Emir Hussein) Mausoleum at the Shah-i Zindah necropolis in Samarkand is from the archeological part of Turkestan Album. The six-volume photographic survey was produced in 1871-72, under the patronage of General Konstantin P. von Kaufman, the first governor-general (1867-82) of Turkestan, as the Russian Empire's Central Asian territories were called. The album devotes special attention to Samarkand’s Islamic architecture, such as 14th- and 15th-century monuments from the reign of Timur (Tamerlane) and his successors. Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”) is revered as a memorial to Kusam-ibn-Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. In 1386 a mausoleum was built for Toglu Tekin, daughter of Emir Khodzha and mother of Emir Hussein--one of Timur’s grandees. This view shows the upper left side of the main facade. The rich display of polychrome ornament includes (from right): a glazed carved terracotta capital supporting a corner of the facade arch (peshtak); vertical strips of majolica tiles in geometric and floral patterns; an inscription in cursive Thuluth script set within an carved background; and a strip of tiles with a rosette motif. The outer corner of the structure contained a glazed column, a fragment of which is visible in the lower left. The basic colors are dark blue and turquoise, with white detailing.