Fortress · Hazorasp District
Hazorasp Fortress
The ancient walls of the “town of a thousand horses”
Pilgrimage site · Hazorasp District
Muzrobshoh Khorezmi Mausoleum (Shohpir)
A mausoleum over a grave that tradition links to Muzrobshoh, an 8th-century ruler of Hazorasp. The present building was raised in 1655 on the orders of Abulgozi Khan; locals call it Shohpir or Shohbobo.
History and architecture
Local tradition holds that this is the grave of Abu Muharram Muhammad Muzrobshoh, an 8th-century ruler who made Hazorasp his capital and fought alongside Abu Muslim — accounts that rest largely on legend and later research. In 1655 Abulgozi Khan replaced the ruined tomb with a new mausoleum: a single-chamber, portal-and-dome building in plain fired brick, 7.3 by 8.3 metres, with a burial chamber of 4.9 by 4.9 metres. Its deep-arched portal is framed by small blind arches and topped with a stepped brick parapet. Pilgrims believe that visiting three times brings protection from enemies and relief from illness.