Rare Devonbegi Madrasah

The Nadir Devonbegi Madrasah was built in 1630–1635, in the 17th century, by Nadir Mirza Togay Sultan, devonbegi of the Bukhara Khanate. The site was not chosen at random: the rooms of Vali Khoja Akhrori stood here. The design makes deliberate use of the view towards the Sherdor Madrasah on Registan Square.

The building is single-storey, laid out with four portals, and consists of three parts: a study room, a dormitory and a servants' room. Inscriptions on the roof indicate when construction began, and the ornamental decoration is the work of master Khoja Hashim and the builder-engineer Dost Muhammad.

In 1986 the madrasah was added to the list of historical monuments.