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Shams al-Din Kulal

Shaykh

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According to the DİA entry KEŞ, Timur came to Kesh (Shahrisabz) in 1404 and visited the grave of Shaykh Shams al-Din Kular [Kulal], whom he greatly revered; the Dar al-Tilawa mausoleum built by Timur is among the city's important historic buildings.

Sources

  1. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Ahmet Taşağıl · vol. 25, pp. 314-315, entry “KEŞ”
  2. Encyclopaedia Iranica — Hamid Algar · vol. Vol. XIII, Fasc. 5, pp. 449-456, entry “IRAN ix. Religions in Iran (2.2) Mongol and Timurid Periods”
  3. Encyclopaedia Iranica — Pavel Lurje · vol. Vol. XVI, Fasc. 3, pp. 332-333, entry “KEŠ”
  4. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Hamid Algar · vol. 11, pp. 137-138, entry “EMÎR KÜLÂL”
  5. UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Tentative Lists / Nomination Files

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