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Shirvanshahs’s Family Tomb

Shirvanshah Khalilullah I1435-1436

The Historical and Architectural Reserve of Icherisheher

The Historical and Architectural Reserve of Icherisheher
Baku, Azerbaijan

The inscription engraved on the entrance of Shirvanshahs’s Family Tomb says that this tomb has been built by great sultan Shirvanshah Khalilullah for his mother and his 6-7 year old son. The other family members of Shirvanshah’s were buried here afterwards. A tomb is completed by a cupola decorated with many pointed stars. The sunken parts of a cupola were decorated with turquoise glazed tiles in the past.

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  • Title: Shirvanshahs’s Family Tomb
  • Creator: Shirvanshah Khalilullah I
  • Date Created: 1435-1436
  • Location: Azerbaijan, Baku, Icherisheher (Inner City),Shirvanshahs' Palace
  • Type: Tomb
The Historical and Architectural Reserve of Icherisheher

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