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Michael Blalock · 11th May 2005, 12:41 PM

After a little research on the web I see that there is a strong connection between Yemen and Buhkara.

"Mir-i-Arab Madrasa (1535) The Mir-i-Arab madrassah with the mosque Bukhara's main kosh ensemble. Under the left dome are buried Ubaydullah Khan (one of the first Bukharan royal not to have his own mausoleum) and Sheikh Mir-i-Arab after whom the madrasa is named. He is variously described as an architect, a Yemeni merchant, and "spiritual mentor of the early Sheibanids".

This explains how a centeral asian sword could have ended up in Yemen in the 1960's.
I will need to do more reading.

Thanks,

Michael

11th May 2005, 12:41 PM	#8
Michael Blalock Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dc Posts: 271	After a little research on the web I see that there is a strong connection between Yemen and Buhkara. "Mir-i-Arab Madrasa (1535) The Mir-i-Arab madrassah with the mosque Bukhara's main kosh ensemble. Under the left dome are buried Ubaydullah Khan (one of the first Bukharan royal not to have his own mausoleum) and Sheikh Mir-i-Arab after whom the madrasa is named. He is variously described as an architect, a Yemeni merchant, and "spiritual mentor of the early Sheibanids". This explains how a centeral asian sword could have ended up in Yemen in the 1960's. I will need to do more reading. Thanks, Michael