Kukeldash Madrassah
Madrassah erected in XVI century is situated on a hill near Chorsu square. It was built by order of Dervish Khan, who was the vizier of Tashkent khans, and had a nickname Kukeldash (foster-brother of Khan). There is accommodation for students and a mosque on the territory of the madrassah.
In the XVIII century madrasah was turned into a caravanserai. In XIX century Kokand khans used it as a defensive fortress, from the portal of the building was carried out gun attacks on rebels fighting for independence from the Khan`s power. Also madrassah served as a place of penalty. Wives found guilty of infidelity were thrown down from the high parapet of the madrassah. The building was severely damaged by earthquakes in the late XIX century but was fully restored by Soviet restorers in 30-60 years of the XX century.
In Soviet times the building was used as a museum of atheistic propaganda and then there was located an exhibition of folk musical instruments, and only in 90-ies of the XX century it was returned its original meaning madrassah.
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