Uzbekistan is a unique country and its history goes back more than one thousand years. Everybody knows that people make history, people who truly love their country and culture

Uzbekistan is a unique country and its history goes back more than one thousand years. Everybody knows that people make history, people who truly love their country and culture. For many centuries, great heroes, commanders, scientists, philosophers and poets had appeared on this land, creating the history of our region, glorifying it for the whole world.
Tamerlane (Tamerlane the Great, Amir Temur , Timur, Temur the Great).
T amerlane (lived 1336 - 1405) was a man of complex, many-sided personality. He created his own destiny and became a prominent historical figure. It was near Samarkand , in the city of Kesh later called Shakhrisabz , or "green city", where in 1336 a son was born to the leader of a small tribe. The boy was called Temur . An arrow wound in his right leg left him lame. That is why he is known as "Lame Temur " or Tamerlane in English literature.
Even in his youth, he appeared on the political arena as an active politician and military figure. Becoming the ruler of Samarkand, he built a great army, and made many annexationist campaigns. Thus, he expanded his empire , which stretched from the Volga River and the Caucasian mountain ranges in the West, to India in the Southwest. But the center of the empire was in Central Asia. Tamerlane wanted to designate his hometown of Shakhrisabz as the capital, but some political reasons forced him to leave the status to Samarkand, which was affectionately called, "The Shining Star of the East" .
Amir Temur made an outstanding contribution to the national state system, education and culture; in the general development of their state. He contributed to the construction of monumental historical buildings, especially in Samarkand. Some of them can be seen today. The inscription on the door of Tamerlane's palace "Ak-Sarai" in Shakhrisabz reads: "If you doubt our power, look at our buildings . " The imposing architecture was aimed at demonstrating the greatness of the empire. Every possible means and every effort has been devoted to the construction of these magnificent buildings. An extensive range of building materials from neighboring regions, famous architects, suppliers, and a large number of workers were brought to work. Various specialists were taken from the occupied countries.
During the entire 14th century , a large number of experienced architects and artists were gathered in Central Asia , most of them especially in Samarkand. Skilled artisans from Iran, Azerbaijan, Khorezm, and India have never been neglected by being invited. Both foreign and local craftsmen understood the great importance of the projects. They represented various applied arts that others mastered. They adopted each other's styles, which combined the new in the original.
The political status of Tamerlane required him to have friendly relations with the leaders of various religions.
Such relations were founded during the construction of mosques, madrasahs, and especially mausoleums. Many of them, such as the Juma Mosque, the Mausoleum of Kur-Emir and the Architectural Ensemble of Shakhi- Zinda , all in Samarkand, the Mausoleum of Dorus-Siyadat in Shakhrisabz , the Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub in Bukhara, and the Mausoleum of Haji-Ahmad Jassaviya in Turkestan, have endured the test of time and you can still see them today.