Madrasah Nodir-Divan-Begi

The Nadir-Divan Begi Madrasah is located in the eastern part of Lyabi-Hauz Square, opposite the khanaka Nadir-Divan-Begi , thus forming a kosh with a khanaka. On the central line of the kosh is the house Divan-Begi . The alteration of the madrasah from the karvan-shed is indicated by the layout of the building: there is no lecture hall typical of the madrassah, and there are only hujras around the courtyard ^[1] . In Central Asian architecture, as a rule, instead of the main entrance, a lattice window is placed on the portal axis, and the portal diverges into different wings of the building ^[2] . However, in the Nodir Begi Madrasah, a narrow entrance leads directly to the courtyard . The portal of the madrasah is decorated with mosaic images of fallow deer and two Simurg birds that look at the sun. The remains of the mosaics are visible on the side facades.

• In the XIX century, residents of Bukhara believed that Nadir sofa-run was an envoy at the court of Catherine II and the madrasah was built with funds that were generously allocated by the empress, whose reign began 107 years after the construction of the madrasah was completed ^[3] .

• According to legend, Nadir divbegi planned to open a caravanserai and earn some extra money: Lyabi-house square was a busy shopping area at that time, so there would be no end to the guests. But an overlay came up: at the time of the discovery, Khan Imamkuli, for his own reasons, called the construction of the madrasah, a spiritual school. As a result, Nadir divabegi parted with plans to earn extra money and gave the building to believers, especially since it was opposite the khanaka , built by the same unlucky divabegi. However, this was not in vain and Nadir earned the glory of a great philanthropist and defender of Islam .