
Sultan Saodat is a complex of religious structures located on the outskirts of modern
Termez, in
Uzbekistan.
The complex of Sultan Saodat, which was formed between the 10th and 17th centuries, holds the graves of the influential
Sayyid dynasty of Termez. The Termez Sayyids claimed direct descendancy of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad. The founder of the family is presumed to be Termez Sayyid Hassan al-Amir, descendant of
Husayn ibn Ali
Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...
, the grandson of Muhammad. Another historical tradition mentions that Sultan Saadat (Sodot) is the Sultan of Sayyids and the owner "Sultan Saodat" Mausoleum in
Termez city – and Sultan Saadat is
Sayyid Ali Akbar Termizi, who is also mentioned with the nickname (
kunyat
A ''kunya'' ( ar, كُنية) is a teknonym in Arabic names, the name of an adult usually derived from their oldest child. A kunya is a component of an Arabic name, a type of epithet, in theory referring to the bearer's first-born son or daughter ...
) Abu Muhammad, and is presumed to have died at the end of the 9th century or early in the 10th century in
Termez.

Sultan Saodat complex is a series of religious structures –
mausoleums,
mosques
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
and
khanaqa
A khanqah ( fa, خانقاه) or khangah ( fa, خانگاه; also transliterated as ''khankah'', ''khaneqa'', ''khanegah'' or ''khaneqah''; also Arabized ''hanegah'', ''hanikah'', ''hanekah'', ''khankan''), also known as a ribat (), is a buildi ...
– built around a central passage. The oldest here are two large single-chamber, square, domed mausoleums (10th century). They are united by a 15th-century
iwan.
In the second half of the 15th century two new buildings were built in front of the two mausoleums. Two parallel rows were built in the 15th–17th centuries and joined with the other buildings. Also, some new mausoleums were also pairwise connected with intermediate
iwan; their decorations no longer exist. In the 16th–17th centuries courtyards to the south and the north were built up with 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.
See also
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Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar () was the son of Ali al-Hadi and the brother of Hasan al-Askari, the 10th and 11th Twelver Shia Imams, respectively. His Tomb was constructed between Samarra and ...
References
External links
Sultan Saodat: Testament of the Sayyids , Caravanistan
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Mausoleums in Uzbekistan
Mosques in Uzbekistan
World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan