HULBUK: ARCHITECTURE AND MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE CAPITAL OF THE BANIJURIDS IN CENTRAL ASIA (NINTH–ELEVENTH CENTURIES)

This article presents a hitherto unknown medieval city: Hulbuk, the capital of the Banijurids in southeastern Tajikistan in the ninth and tenth centuries. The excavation of this city was begun in 1953 by Erkinoi Guliamova and Vladimir Bazhoutin and later continued by the Tajik Archaeological Institu...

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Main Author: Siméon, Pierre 1867-1915 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2012
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2012, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 385-421
Further subjects:B Paintings Banijurids Khuttal Ma wara’al-nahr Samanids material-culture Central Asia Tajikistan Hulbuk palaces
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Summary:This article presents a hitherto unknown medieval city: Hulbuk, the capital of the Banijurids in southeastern Tajikistan in the ninth and tenth centuries. The excavation of this city was begun in 1953 by Erkinoi Guliamova and Vladimir Bazhoutin and later continued by the Tajik Archaeological Institute. Hulbuk, mid-ranged in size in comparison with Samarqand and Bukhara, was not occupied after the end of the eleventh century, which allowed for a better preservation of the great palatial complex on the citadel (namely, the princely mosque, courtroom, and royal living quarters). Material culture (including ceramics, glass, and bronze) was collected in order to provide, for the first time, a “lively panorama” of Hulbuk: the architecture, decoration (painting and stuccos), and associated archaeological artefacts are a rich expression of a powerful Turkish-Iranian dynasty on the marches of Transoxiana (Ma wara’al-nahr) in Central Asia.
ISSN:2211-8993
Contains:In: Muqarnas
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22118993-90000190