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{{short description|Monument in Tashkent, Uzbekistan}}
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| native_name           = Abulqosim madrasasi
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The '''Abulkasym Madrassah''' is an architectural monument located in [[Tashkent]], Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Madrassah of Abulkosim-sheikh |url=http://www.tashkenthotels.ru/eng/tashkent/medrese-abulkosim.htm |website=tashkenthotels.ru |access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref> It consists of a madrasa, a mosque and a khanaqah. The building was the location of the signing of a peace treaty in 1865 following the Russian capture of Tashkent.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
==Overview==
The [[Renaissance architecture]]-styled structure was built in sections starting in 1920. As per customs at the time, [[Madrasa|madrassahs]] were named after the person who led the construction of the building. History has it that Abul Kasim, a noted personality in Tashkent, was behind the erection of the building.<ref name=uzbekistan>{{cite web|title=Abulkasym Madrassah|url=http://www.visituzbekistan.travel/sightseeing/tashkent/abulkasym-madrassah/|publisher=Visit Uzbekistan Travel|access-date=4 July 2013}}</ref>
What made Abulkasym Madrassah, formerly the center against the Russian invasion, historically important, was the signing of a peace treaty that took place at the building. Tashkent was captured shortly after by Russian General Chernyaev.<ref name=uzbekistan/>
Following the [[October Revolution]] in 1919, the building was shut down. Later, the premises were used by a Tashkent toy factory. Over time, the building fell into disrepair. It was renovated only in the early 1980s, and inaugurated in 1987. The reinstated historical monument's cells were occupied by workshops that specialised in crafting traditional souvenirs catering to the tourist industry.<ref name=uzbekistan/>
==See also==
* [[Mikhail Chernyayev]]
* [[Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand]]
* [[Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture]]
* [[2005 Andijan unrest]]
* [[Gur-e-Amir]]
* [[Bibi-Khanym Mosque]]
* [[Registan]]
* [[Amir Timur Museum]]
==References==
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{{Tourist attractions in Uzbekistan}}
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Tashkent]]
[[Category:Madrasas in Uzbekistan]]
[[Category:Mausoleums in Uzbekistan]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Uzbekistan]]
[[Category:Culture of Uzbekistan]]