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Imamzadeh in Kashan, Iranian national heritage site
Khwaja Tajuddin Mausoleum
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The mausoleum as seen from the courtyard of the Agha Bozorg Mosque
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Affiliation
| Islam
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District
| Fazel-e Naraghi
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Status
| Active
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Location
| Kashan
,
Iran
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Type
| mausoleum and shrine, formerly also mosque, madrasah and khanqah
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Style
| Timurid
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Seljuk
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Completed
| 15th century
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Dome
(s)
| 2
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Materials
| brick
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The
Khwaja Tajuddin Mausoleum
(
Persian
:
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), sometimes known as
Khaje Taj od-Din Mausoleum
is a historical religious complex located next to the
Agha Bozorg Mosque
in Fazel-e Naraghi district of
Kashan
,
Iran
.
[1]
[2]
[3]
It was built in the 15th century over a
Seljuk
-era structure by the
Timurid
dignitary, Khwaja Zaynuddin, around the grave of his brother.
[4]
It is number 400 on the list of Iran's national monuments.
History
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The site of the complex was originally a
Seljuk
era building. Later on in the 15th century, the Timurid dignitary, Khwaja Zaynuddin, built a religious complex centred around the grave of his brother, Khwaja Tajuddin, who was the minister of the
Qara Qoyunlu
emir,
Jahan Shah
.
[2]
He built a khanqah, mosque and madrasah there as well. However, both the mosque and madrasah do not exist anymore except for the shrine.
[1]
The building was abandoned in the
Safavid
era, until 1959 when it received renovations from the daughter of the
Chief-of-Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces
,
Hassan Firouzabadi
.
[3]
Burials
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Aside from Khwaja Tajuddin, two other saints, Shahzadeh Ishaq and Shahzadeh Abu Talib are buried there.
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They were the sons of Hamzah ibn Musa who was buried in Tabriz at the
Imamzadeh Hamzah
. One of the mystics from the
Nimatullahi
order, Hajj Mullah Mohammad Hasan Qutb al-Natanzi, is buried in the remains of the khanqah.
[1]
Hassan Firouzabadi's daughter, who renovated the mausoleum in 1959, is also buried here.
[3]
See also
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References
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