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"Kuragan" is found in the inscriptions of the Kok Gumbaz mosque in Shahrisabz, which is described as a "mosque embodying beauty, elegance of forms, and…

Such regional schools of Uzbek metal chasing as Khorezm, Bukhara-Samarkand and Fergana differ in the shape of products, the nature of the decor and methods…

Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Germany Dilshod Akhatov ceremoniously presented a 50-volume edition of the series "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan" to Hermann…

The art of embroidery was widespread among both the sedentary and semi-nomadic populations of the Uzbek Khanates. Residents of oases embroidered large-scale…

Ruijo is an embroidered bedsheet for newlyweds’ bed. This example is sewn from four strips of cotton fabric with silk embroidery using bosma stitch,…

As in Iran, besides historical writings, extensive poetic texts were also illustrated here. One often wonders: did there not exist, alongside commissions…

The calligrapher Sultan ‘Ali Mashhadi (1453 – 1520) is a great Persian master of the nasta‘liq script. He was from Mashhad and served Mir Alisher Navoi…

During his long and eventful life, Kamal ud-din Behzad collected a vast artistic heritage. However, it continues to be a challenge for researchers,…

Portraits of representatives of the Central Asian ruling elite are important documents of the political history and political culture of the region in…

The shape, color, and ornamentation of a skullcap reflect the characteristics of the way of life of the population in a particular area. There are six…

A man of encyclopedic knowledge, a person who made a great contribution to the development of world civilization, one of the geniuses of world medical…

Abu Ali ibn Sina, known in the East as "Shaykh ur-rais" and in Western Europe as Avicenna, wrote over 450 works. He studied the books of ancient Greek,…

Edouard Blanc, a representative of the Geographical Society of Paris, organized an expedition to Central Asia in 1890-1891. During the trip, he became…

Several works of the great scientist Mirzo Ulugbek have reached us. Scientific research has been carried out on the basis of them.  His astronomical…

For some unknown reason the Persian poem Makhzan al-asrar (the Treasure of the Secrets) by Nizami Ganjavi was sent to Safavid Iran, where in 1610 – 1620…

Historical photographs depict people from various ethnicities who lived in the territory of modern Uzbekistan. These images are scarce, but they often…

There is only one photograph of Muzaffar al-Din Bahadur Khan, who ruled the emirate from 1860 to 1885, made in the first half of the 1880s by F. Orde,…

The ornaments on skullcaps demonstrate the amazing craftsmanship of embroiderers, national identity; convey the spirit of the people, love for life and…

Well-known representatives of the Bukhara school of calligraphy include: Mir ’Ali Hiravi signed as katib-i sultani (sultan’s scribe) on books he transcribed.…

Enjoying music became an inextricable attribute of the hedonistic lifestyle, which was followed by a notable portion of enlightened Herat society. The…

One of the earliest photographs of the son and heir to Abd al-Ahad Khan, the emir Seyid Mir Alim Khan (1880 – 1944), was made by the court photographer…

The earliest manuscript from the Institute’s collection is a copy of the Qur’an, written in the 9th century in Kufiс script. The most recent was transcribed…

Ibrahim Mirzo was the son of Shahruh and the grandson of Amir Timur, a follower of Sharafiddin ’Ali Yazdi, who wrote “Zafar-nama” (The Book of Timur’s…

The coexistence of secular and religious (spiritual) tendencies and, in some cases, their mutual enrichment, is characteristic for the culture of the period…