The Palace of the Khans(Hansaray) - The Khan Cemetery
Cemetery of Crimean Khans in Khan's Palace
To the south of the Big Khan Mosque is situated The Khans Cemetery, where Nine Crimean Khans, forty-five other members of the ruling dynasty, and some representatives of a court aristocracy are buried. Cemetery of Crimean Khans in Khan's Palace in Bakhchisaray is known to be the place of the burials of these Crimean Khans:
- Devlet(Dawlat) I Giray, 1577 (monument lost)
- Gazi(Ghazi) II Giray, 1607 (monument lost)
- Islam III Giray, 1654 (monument lost)
- Mehmed(Muhammad) IV Giray, 1674 (monument preserved)
- Hacy(Haci) Selim I Giray, 1704 (monument lost)
- Mengli II Giray, 1739 (monument preserved)
- Selim II Giray, 1748 (monument preserved)
- Arslan Giray, 1767 (monument preserved)
- Qirim Giray, 1769 (monument preserved)
Also you can see two Durbes(Mausoleums) on the territory of the Cemetery: the Northern one (Durbe of Devlet(Dawlat) I Giray with six burial places, 16th century), and the Southern one (Durbe of Islam III Giray with nine burials, 17th century). The Mengli II Giray burial place is surrounded by a rotunda.
Currently there are approx. 100 of marble and limestone tombstones remained on the Cemetery inside both mausoleums and in the garden. It's a pity that unknown number of tombstones have been lost since the Khanate times.
Most of these marble monuments show fine decorations an ornamental stone-carvings, they are topped with stone-carved male or female headdresses, and decorated with epitaphs. Here you can see the carved cypresses and hurma trees dropping fruits (as the signs of a grief), as well as roses, vines, and stylished rosettes (as the signs of an eternal life).
Bakhchisaray 14-Aug-2005 The Northern Durbe 307x410 ~ 45 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 45 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 48 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 51 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 38 kB |
Bakhchisaray 14-Aug-2005 Two Durbes 410x307 ~ 50 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 43 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 38 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 43 kB |
Bakhchisaray 29-Jul-2005 The Southern Durbe 307x410 ~ 39 kB |
Bakhchisaray 28-Sep-2002 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 47 kB |
Bakhchisaray 28-Sep-2002 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 52 kB |
Bakhchisaray 28-Sep-2002 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 47 kB |
Bakhchisaray 28-Sep-2002 The Khan Cemetery 307x410 ~ 54 kB |
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