Shahrisabz - Uzbekistan 4K Travel Channel
The name of the city Shahrisabz is inevitably associated with Amir Temur, although, the city was still called Kesh at that time.
Amir Timur was born here and managed to fight his way up from a shepherd to the ruler of Transoxania. Timur was of Mongolian descent but spoke the Turk language so he could not be distinguished from the Turk peoples. With the restoration of the Mongol Empire in mind, he pursued this goal with extreme brutality. He ruled his empire as a tyrant. One of his most powerful opponents was the Golden Horde on the Volga, which after various defeats fell into individual Khanates.
Until then he had already conquered the territories of southern Khorasan, Iran, and Iraq.
After that, he conquered Delhi, Damascus, and Baghdad. In 1402, he caused the Ottomans the most serious defeat in their history in the battle at Ankara.
On the following campaign to attack the Ming Dynasty in China, Timur died due to extensive alcohol consumption in Shymkent.
Samarkand was the capital of its empire even if Amir Temur worked to transfer these to Kesh. In Kesh, he built his own palace, Ak-Saray, the White Palace. Unfortunately only a part of the entrance gates remained. The dimensions of this building are only hard to imagine.
The vault of the entrance portal was 22 meters high. Experts estimate that the entire portal was 45 m high.
The water basin in the inner courtyard was approximately 240 x 120 meter in size. The center of the palace was where the Amir Timur statue stands today. One building is said to have been 6-storied according to old writings. The gardens gave the city its new name Sharisabz, the city of green.
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Der Name der Stadt Shahrisabz ist unweigerlich mit Timur Lenk verbunden, obgleich sich die Stadt damals noch Kesch nannte.
Timur wurde hier geboren und schaffte es, sich vom Schafhirten zum Herrscher von Transoxanien hoch zu kämpfen.
Timur war mongolischer Abstammung, sprach aber die Turk Sprache, sodass er von den Turk Völkern nicht zu unterscheiden war. Ihm schwebte die Wiederherstellung des Mongolischen Reiches vor. Diese Ziel verfolgte er mit äußerster Brutalität und er regierte sein Reich als Tyrann. Einer seiner mächtigsten Gegner war die Goldene Horde an der Wolga, die nach diversen Niederlagen in einzelne Khanate zerfiel.
Bis dahin hatte er bereits die Gebiete des südlichen Chorasan, Irans und Iraks unterworfen.
Danach eroberte er Delhi, Damaskus und Bagdad. 1402 fügte er den Osmanen in der Schlacht bei Ankara die schwerste Niederlage ihrer Geschichte zu.
Auf dem folgenden Feldzug nach China um die Ming Dynastie anzugreifen verstarb Timur aufgrund eines dreitägigen Alkoholexzesses bei Schymkent.
Samarkand war die Hauptstadt seines Reiches, auch wenn er daran arbeitete diese nach Kesch zu verlegen. In Kesch hatte er sich einen eigenen Palast Oq Saroy (weißes Schloss) errichten lassen. Hiervon ist leider nur noch ein Teil des Eingangstores erhalten. Die Dimensionen dieses Gebäudes sind nur schwer vorstellbar.
Das Gewölbe des Eingangsportals hatte eine Höhe von 22 m. Experten schätzen, dass das gesamte Portal 45 m hoch gewesen ist.
Das Wasserbecken im Innenhof hatte ungefähr die Abmessungen von 240 x 120 m. Der Mittelpunkt des Palastes war dort, wo heute Timurs Statue steht. Ein Gebäude soll laut alten Schriften 6-stöckig gewesen sein. Die Gärten gaben der Stadt dann ihren neuen Namen Sharisabz, die grüne Stadt.
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Shakhrisabz is one of the most beautiful and colorful Uzbekistan cities, which is located 80 km south of Samarkand, beyond the alpine pass of Takhta-Karacha. Whether time you come to this ancient city, you will see all the beauty of this great green garden.
Looking at the well-groomed modern appearance it is difficult to believe that this city is 2700 years old and that it has played a significant role in the history of the Central Asian region. Formerly Shakhrisabz was the capital of the ancient state of Sogd and had the name of Kesh. It was the famous center of culture, trade, and handicrafts. In 329 BC Alexander the Great conquered the city and soon Hellenistic culture and cult of the Greek gods appeared there. Over millennium Shakhrisabz was under the reign of various dynasties and in the 8th century, it was the center of anti-Arab and anti-Islam rebellion.
Today this wonderful city is more famous thanks to Amir Temur (Tamerlane), who was born in the neighboring village of Hodja-Ilgar. Becoming the ruler, he turned Shakhrisabz into his residence and ordered to build the palace, known as Ak-Saray (White Palace). By the way, at that time Kesh was renamed to Shakhrisabz, which means in Persian “Green city”.
Today the city has a lot of architectural sights; the historical center of the city is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Here you will find ruins of the palace Ak-Saray, the memorial complex Dorut Tilovat, the mosque Kok-Gumbaz, mausoleums Dorus Siodat, Shamsad-Dina Kulyala, Gumbazi-Seyidan. For years, the city government has been planning the city building so that to preserve ancient Shakhrisabz monuments for next generations.
The economy of the city is concentrated on cotton processing, preservation, agricultural machinery manufacture, and handicrafts. Shakhrisabz is renowned for peculiar carpet weaving, fine embroidery, tubeteikas (Uzbek caps). Handicraft industry has the long-years history and has taken in cultures of neighboring nations. Articles of local masters win many international exhibitions and festivals. Moreover, Shakhrisabz is famous for its brand wine, which took the first places on international wine competitions.
Also, Shakhrisabz has transport importance: it is located on the Great Uzbek Highway, which repeats the route of the Italian traveler and trader Marco Polo.
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Shakhrisabz is one of the most beautiful and colorful Uzbekistan cities, which is located 80 km south of Samarkand, beyond the alpine pass of Takhta-Karacha. Whether time you come to this ancient city, you will see all the beauty of this great green garden.
Looking at the well-groomed modern appearance it is difficult to believe that this city is 2700 years old and that it has played a significant role in the history of Central Asian region. Formerly Shakhrisabz was the capital of the ancient state of Sogd and had the name of Kesh. It was the famous center of culture, trade and handicrafts. In 329 BC Alexander the Great conquered the city and soon Hellenistic culture and cult of the Greek gods appeared there. Over millennium Shakhrisabz was under the reign of various dynasties and in the 8th century it was the center of anti-Arab and anti-Islam rebellion.
Today this wonderful city is more famous thanks to Amir Temur (Tamerlane), who was born in the neighboring village of Hodja-Ilgar. Becoming the ruler, he turned Shakhrisabz into his residence and ordered to build the palace, known as Ak-Saray (White palace). By the way, at that time Kesh was renamed to Shakhrisabz, which means in Persian “Green city”.
Today the city has a lot of architectural sights; historical center of the city is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Here you will find ruins of the palace Ak-Saray, the memorial complex Dorut Tilovat, the mosque Kok-Gumbaz, mausoleums Dorus Siodat, Shamsad-Dina Kulyala, Gumbazi-Seyidan. For years, the city government has been planning the city building so that to preserve ancient Shakhrisabz monuments for next generations.
Economy of the city is concentrated on the cotton processing, preservation, agricultural machinery manufacture and handicrafts. Shakhrisabz is renowned for peculiar carpet weaving, fine embroidery, tubeteikas (Uzbek caps). Handicraft industry has the long-years history and has taken in cultures of neighboring nations. Articles of local masters win many international exhibitions and festivals. Moreover, Shakhrisabz is famous for its brand wine, which took first places on international wine competitions.
Also Shakhrisabz has transport importance: it is located on the Great Uzbek Highway, which repeats the route of the Italian traveler and trader Marco Polo.