Place:Varakhsha
 Ruins of Varakhsha | |
  Shown within West and Central Asia  Varakhsha (Uzbekistan) | |
| Alternative name | Varakhsha |
|---|---|
| Location | Uzbekistan |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 39°51′49″N 64°04′23″E / 39.86361°N 64.07306°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
Varakhsha, also Varasha or Varahsha, was an ancient city in the Bukhara oasis in Sogdia, founded in the 1st century BCE.[1] It is located 39 kilometers to the northwest of Bukhara. Varakhsha was the capital of the Sogdian dynasty of the kings of Bukhara, the Bukhar Khudahs.[1][2] It ultimately never recovered from the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana.
Murals
Beautiful murals have been recovered from the palace area, dated to the 8th century CE.[3][1] They show a king and his retinue riding elephants and fighting tigers and monstruous beasts.[4]
Varahsha mural from the red room of the Palace. Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan.
Varahsha, Relief of a hunter, 5th-7th century CE. State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
Varakhsha high-relief, end of 8th century.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Azarpay, Guitty; Belenickij, Aleksandr M.; Maršak, Boris Il'ič; Dresden, Mark J. (in en). Sogdian Painting: The Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art. University of California Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-520-03765-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=KVSPEN4ap_0C&pg=PA201.
- ↑ Starr, S. Frederick (2 June 2015) (in en). Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane. Princeton University Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-691-16585-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=hWyYDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA118.
- ↑ Azarpay, Guitty; Belenickij, Aleksandr M.; Maršak, Boris Il'ič; Dresden, Mark J. (January 1981) (in en). Sogdian Painting: The Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art. University of California Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-520-03765-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=KVSPEN4ap_0C&pg=PA49.
- ↑ "A painting on the palace - wall at Varaksha shows a king hunting a tiger riding on elephant back along with his retenue" in Kumāra, Braja Bihārī (2007) (in en). India and Central Asia: Classical to Contemporary Periods. Concept Publishing Company. p. 6. ISBN 978-81-8069-457-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=-lJI9avHstYC&pg=PA6.
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