HISTORIOGRAPHY AND SOURCE STUDIES OF THE END OF THE 14TH CENTURY – THE SECOND HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY MADRASAHS IN KHORASAN

Abstract

After Samarkand, the center of culture, science and education was the city of Herat. The secondary school-madressa belongs to the era of Shahrukh Mirza (1405-1447), Sultan Hussein Boykar (1468-1506), his eldest son Badi az-Zamon (lived 1458-1515; ruled Herat in 1506). Alisher Navoi (1441-1501) occupies a special place in the development of science, education, culture, architecture and the art of calligraphy in the cultural life of Herat. Through his efforts, the educational process was carried out in a number of madrassas that operated before him, and in newly opened ones. Alisher Navoi paid special attention to people building schools that provide education to the people, and provided comprehensive support to the areas of education, literacy and science.