Varakhsha

Varakhsha, also Varasha or Varahsha, was an ancient city in the Bukhara oasis in Sogdia, founded in the 1st century BCE. It is located 39 kilometers to the northwest of Bukhara. Varakhsha was the capital of the Sogdian dynasty of the kings of Bukhara, the Bukhar Khudahs. It ultimately never recovered from the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana.

Murals

Beautiful murals have been recovered from the palace area, dated to the 8th century CE. They show a king and his retinue riding elephants and fighting tigers and monstruous beasts."A painting on the palace - wall at Varaksha shows a king hunting a tiger riding on elephant back along with his retenue" in

File:Varahsha..jpg, Varahsha mural from the red room of the Palace. Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan.
File:Varahsha, Relief of a hunter, 5th-7th century CE.jpg, Varahsha, Relief of a hunter, 5th-7th century CE. State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
File:Varakhsha high-relief, end of 8th century.jpg, Varakhsha high-relief, end of 8th century.

References

{{Tourist attractions in Uzbekistan
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Archaeological sites in Uzbekistan
Former populated places in Uzbekistan