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Mizdahkan (Persian: مزدهقان) is an archeological complex and the place of the ancient Iranian Khwarazmians, not far from the town of Xoʻjayli in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. This archaeological complex of structures is located 40 minutes from the city of Nukus.
History
Mizdahkan complex occupies a square of 200 hectares. Its two fortresses were built in the 9th-12th centuries. The ossuary burial ground occupies the entire western half of the hill. The last burial in the necropolis dates back to the 14th century.
The Mongols under Genghis Khan massacred the Iranian inhabitants of the area and after a certain time, the complex was demolished in 1338 during the Tamerlane expedition to Konye-Urgench.
In the legends, Keyumars (or Gayōmart), who was neither male nor female but was the first human on Earth (according to the Zoroastrian mythology), is related to this site. In Mizdahkan, there is an underground mausoleum of Princess Mazlum Khan Sulu.
Sources
- Mizdakhan Necropolis. Khorezm Tourist Attractions. (2022). Centralasia-travel.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
References
- Munis, K., Ogahi, M. R. M. E., & Bregel, Y. (1999). Firdaws al-iqbāl: History of Khorezm. Boston, Mass: Brill. p.384.
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- Ancient necropolis of Mizdahkan | Uzbekistan Travel. (2022). Uzbekistan.travel. Retrieved 25 May 2022, from https://uzbekistan.travel/en/o/ancient-necropolis-of-mizdakhan/
- "Древний комплекс Миздахкан — Damda.uz" (in Russian). damda.uz. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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- Karakalpakstan - Mizdahkan. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
- THE MIZDAHKAN NECROPOLIS: A CITY FOR THE DEAD, sudhagee.com, 19 October 2015.