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Photos and description of the architecture of Mir-i-Arab Madrasa, built from 1535-36 with the proceeds from the sale of 3,000 Persian slaves.
- Mir-i-Arab Madrasa, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Mir Arab Madrasasi. Bukhara, Uzbekistan. An element of the Kalyan Ensemble, the Mir-i Arab Madrasa was built across from the Kalyan Mosque in the 1530's, during the reign of Ubaydallah Khan, the Shaybanid appanage in Bukhara. It has continued functioning as a madrasa until the present.
The working Miri Arab Madrasah, with its luminous blue domes, is among Uzbekistan’s most striking buildings, especially in later afternoon light. The eponymous Miri Arab was a 16th-century Naqshbandi sheikh from Yemen who had a strong influence on the Shaybanid ruler Ubaidullah Khan.
Miri-Arab Madrasah is a part of the Poi-Kalon Ensemble located opposite the Kalon Mosque. It was built in the 16th century during the reign of Ubaydullah Khan, representative of the Sheybanid dynasty. It is one of the most famous madrasahs of Uzbekistan and the second largest in Bukhara.
Among the large number of the madrassahs built in Bukhara in the 16th century Miri-Arab Madrassah stands out as a real masterpiece. It was built on an elevated platform right across from the Kalyan Mosque. This architectural technique, called kosh (‘coupled’), was quite common in the Middle Ages.
'At the Foot of the Great One' ), is an Islamic religious complex located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque ( Masjid-i Kalan ), the Kalan Minaret (Minâra-i Kalân) to which the name refers, and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah.
The Mir-i-Arab (Prince of the Arabs) madrassa is a part of the historic Poi Kalon complex. The madrassa is located on Khodja Nurobobod Street. It faces the Kalon mosque and this design was typical of the era, and is known as "kosh".
