Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum

Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum was built to the north of Abdi-Darun Mazar. It is dated the second half of the 15th century. The building has a big portal and a high central hall the dome of which existed till the beginning of the 20th century. It contains a crypt with twenty three female and children tombs under the floor. Mosaics, wall paintings and plafonds decorate its interior. Ishrat-Khana means 'house of enjoyment' that express the idea of eternal home for heaven life. The mausoleum is a necropolis for Temurid women and children. A possible customer of Ishrat-Khana might be Habiba Sultan-begim - Abu Sa'id's wife, who constructed the mausoleum for her daughter Havend-Sultan-bika.