Shakiragha Mausoleum
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| Shakiragha mausoleum | |
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Azerbaijani: Şakirağa türbəsi | |
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  Location within Azerbaijan | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mausoleum |
| Architectural style | Architectural school of Absheron |
| Location | Balakhany,  Baku,  Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°27′49″N 49°55′12″E / 40.463719°N 49.920087°E |
| Completed | 1427–1428 |
| Client | Mirirakhur Shakir Agha ibn-marhum Murtaza |
Shakiragha mausoleum (Azerbaijani: Şakirağa türbəsi) is a historical monument of the XV century. It is located in Balakhany village in the city of Baku in Azerbaijan.[1]
Shakiraga mausoleum is located in Balakhani Cemetery and was built in 1427–1428.[1] It is six meters from the Haji Shahla mosque, which was built in 1385–1386. The information about the monument is limited. The monument was once destroyed by the Soviet as a religious monument.[2]
During an excavation in 1976, gold was found at its foundation. At that time, big earthenware pots full of gold were buried in the basis of the monuments for their future restoration. The mausoleum was repaired with a few percent of the found gold.[2]
There are two-lined inscription in Arabic on the arch-shaped entrance door. Is written in the text:
"Mirirakhur Shakir Agha ibn-marhum Murtaza, one of the elders of the nation and religion, ordered the construction of this monument. Year 831 (1427–28)"
According to another source, Shakiragha mausoleum was erected by Shirvan Ibrahim’s vizier in honor of his son in 1427, and is called a mansion.[2]