“ фаол тадбиркорлик, инновацион ғоялар ва технологияларни қЎллаб-қувватлаш йили”

 
Used Literature: 
1. 
Wikipedia.org 
2. 
Press-service.uz 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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REGISTAN SQUARE IN SAMARKAND 
Musinov M., Kobiljonov I.- 1
st
year students 
The Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute 
Languages Department 
Supervisor: senior teacher U.M.Yunusova 
The Registan Square is a real gem located in the very heart of the ancient city of Samarkand. It has 
gained its worldwide fame thanks to the great architectural ensemble that has become a monument 
of the oriental architecture. From three sides, the square is surrounded with grand madrassah, 
portals of which are facing the center of the space. All three erections have their own unique décor. 
It is by virtue of these buildings, preserved on the territory of the city, Samarkand was included in 
the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001.The history of the RegistanSquare.Translated from 
Uzbek, “registan” means a sand place. In the ancient times, this central square was covered by sand. 
The territory was not initially surrounded by madrassah; those great erections appeared rather later. 
In that period, authorities of the city were gathering people on the square to announce khan’s orders, 
held celebrations and public executions, and collected the army leaving to war.In the past, one could 
see many trade rows around the square, where artisans and farmers were selling their goods. All 
main roads of Samarkand led to Registan where it was always noisy and lively. 
Registan has always been the center of the city social life. 
There are three madrassahs on the square: Ulughbek, Sherdor and Tilla-Kori, that are the main 
sights of the city. They were erected by two rulers at different times. UlughbekMadrassah. The heir 
of the great state of the Temurids, a well-known mathematician and astronomer Ulughbek, assumed 
the authority in 1409. In year 1417, he gave an order to build the madrassah that would later be 
renamed in his honor. It was the first erection on the Registan Square. The word “madrassah” stems 
from Arabic and literally means “teaching and learning place”.In 1420, the construction of 
madrassah ended.
Sher-DorMadrassah. In 1612, YalangtushBahadurwas appointed the emir of Samarkand. He was the 
governor-general of the Bukhara khans and by that time, he was already ruling feudal principalities, 
was known as a skillful politician and an educated commander. 
Being a ruler of the city, he decided to construct another madrassah on the Square of Registan 
opposite the building erected by Ulughbek. According to the project of architects, the new 
madrassah was supposed to be located on the eastern side of the square and be a mirroring 
reflection of existing building on Registan. There was Ulughbek’shanaqa located on the site of the 
territory planned for construction, that had noticeably dilapidated by that time. It was taken to 
pieces and the main part of the material was used for erection of the new building. Construction 
lasted until 1636.
Tilla-Kori Madrassah. Ten years later since the construction of the Sher-Dormadrassah, the ruler of 
Samarkand YalangtushBahadur had planned to erect another building that was supposed to 
complete the ensemble. The construction began in 1646, in the northern part of the Registan Square, 
on the place of the caravan-sarai. The architect decided that the new madrassah should be another 
copy of already existing buildings, though would be located in the center. 
The name “Tilla Kori” was given thanks to its décor. Artists had used the painting method of 
“kundal” for decoration that contained mostly gilt. Among all three madrassah, this erection has a 
rich decoration of walls that leaves everyone impressed with the abundance of golden colors. Tilla 
Kori means “gilded”.