Medersa Abdullaziz Khan is an ancient Madrasa (or Madrassa) of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Like all the historical part of the city, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It owes its name to its founder, Abdoullaziz Khan (1614-1683) who built it in 1652-1654. It is part of an architectural ensemble with the Oulough Beg Medersa (1417), just across the east from the Jewelers' Bazaar. Its exterior decoration is partly unfinished because the khan was dethroned while the decoration of the madrassah was not completed and the architect ended the site.
The Ulugh Beg madrasa is the oldest, as well as the first madrasah built by Ulugh Beg in Bukhara in Uzbekistan.
It was built in 1417 and is considered the oldest in Central Asia. In the country there are also other madrasas who bear the same name because it was the timurid sovereign who proposed its construction. It is the only monument of the Timurid era in Bukhara.
The condition of the building is not good and would need to be restored. However, the beautiful blue tiling is visible. There is also an inscription showing the sovereign's approach to life: "The search for knowledge is the duty of every follower of Islam, man and woman". It is said that there was also another inscription present, which persisted in the sixteenth century and said: "May the doors of God's blessing open on a circle of peoples, experts in the wisdom of the book".

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrasa_Abdoullaziz_Khan
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrasa_Ulugh_Beg_(Bukhara)

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