THE PAKHLAVAN MAKHMUD MAUSOLEE

Pahlavan Makhmoud (1247 - 1325) is the patron saint of the city. An extraordinary character: fur of his state, he was also an extraordinary wrestler and a poet. Born from the tribe of Kungrad, he is considered the spiritual founder of the dynasty. His tomb was built at the site of his fur studio and, in 1810, was included in the dynastic mausoleum of the kungrad/. A high portal leads to an inner courtyard with the khanaka surmounted by a drum and a turquoise blue dome, a summer mosque and the buildings that houses the tombs of the mother and son of Isfandiar Khan. In the courtyard there is also a well where the young married people want a child. The majoliques that decorate the interior of the khanaka are of breathtaking beauty. The walls and the cupola are entirely adorned with blue and white végétales in which the poems of Pahlavan Makhmoud are inserted. These majoliques were made by the famous Samurai Djinn. The tomb of Pahlavan Makhmoud lies in an adjoining room, located on the left of the large hall. The pilgrims come in front of the skeleton grid which protects its tomb. The tombs of/Abdul Gazi (1663), Anoucha (1681) and Muhammad Rakhim are placed in khanaka.