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Ahmad Yasawi (Kazakh: Қожа Ахмет Ясауи, romanized: Qoja Ahmet Iasaui, قوجا احمەت ياساۋٸ; Persian: خواجه اَحمدِ یَسوی, romanized: Khwāje Ahmad-e Yasavī; 1093–1166) was a Turkic poet and Sufi, an early mystic who exerted a powerful influence on the development of Sufi orders throughout the Turkic ...
The structure was commissioned in 1389 by Timur, who ruled the area as part of the expansive Timurid Empire, [1] to replace a smaller 12th-century mausoleum of the famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic, [2] Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (1093–1166). However, construction was halted with the death of Timur in 1405.
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yaswi, a distinguished Sufi master of the 12th century, is situated in southern Kazakhstan, in the north-eastern section of the city of Turkestan (Yasi). Built between 1389 and 1405, by order of Timur (Tamerlane), the ruler of Central Asia, it replaced a smaller 12th century mausoleum.
In the city of Turkestan (then called Yasi), he built one of his most significant monuments - the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. The mausoleum protects the legacy of the Sufi poet and philosopher. The 14th-century mausoleum has long attracted pilgrims for its religious significance.
Dec 6, 2023 · Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (UNESCO/NHK) The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkistan, Kazakhstan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders experimented with architectural and structural solutions later used in the construction of ...
Jan 17, 2022 · Ahmed Yasawi is traditionally thought to be the author of the Divan-i Hikmet (“Book of Wisdom”), which consists of a collection of poems on mystical themes in Turkic. In more recent times, however, scholars are of the opinion that the book was not written by him.
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The mausoleum of Khwaja Ahmad Yasawi, the founder of the Yasawiyya Sufi order is located in the southern Kazakh city of Turkestan. Built during the reign of Mongolian conqueror Tamerlane (Timur-i Lang) (1370-1405), the construction of the mausoleum spanned almost sixteen years of his rule from 1389 to 1405, with unfinished portions remaining ...
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