Khiva, a former Khanate
Detail of tomb in the burial vaults of Isfandiyar Khan's mother and son as well as his own burial site, 1913; he was the penultimate ruler of the Khanate of Khiva (1871-1918); in the mausoleum of Khiva's patron Pahlavan-Mahmud (1247-1326). His 1326 tomb was rebuilt in the 19th century and then requisitioned in 1913 by Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian Protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva) as the family mausoleum.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Tue Jun 11, 2013