Ulugh Beg observatory

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astronomical observatory cultural heritage site

The Ulugh Beg Observatory was a 15th-century astronomical center in Samarkand, founded by the Timurid ruler and scholar Ulugh Beg, renowned for its advanced instruments and highly accurate star catalogues that significantly influenced Islamic and global astronomy.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Samarkand observatory 5
Ulugh Beg Observatory 3
Samarkand astronomers 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationStart 1908 ⓘ
architecturalStyle Timurid architecture ⓘ
completionDate circa 1429 ⓘ
constructionStart circa 1420 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
coordinateLocation 39.674°N 66.975°E ⓘ
country Uzbekistan ⓘ
culture Islamic Golden Age (late phase) ⓘ
currentUse archaeological site ⓘ
diameter about 46 meters ⓘ
discoveredByArchaeology Vladimir Vyatkin NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolvedOrAbolished circa 1449 ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork astrometry ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
founder Ulugh Beg ⓘ
hasMuseum Ulugh Beg observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory Museum
hasPart cylindrical building ⓘ
giant sextant ⓘ
meridian arc ⓘ
underground observation trench ⓘ
height about 30 meters (original structure) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception 1420 ⓘ
influenced European Renaissance astronomy ⓘ
Islamic astronomy ⓘ
instrumentType armillary sphere ⓘ
quadrant ⓘ
sextant ⓘ
knownFor accurate determination of the obliquity of the ecliptic ⓘ
high-precision measurement of the solar year ⓘ
one of the most accurate pre-telescopic star catalogues ⓘ
locatedIn Samarkand ⓘ
Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid Empire
mainBuildingMaterial brick ⓘ
namedAfter Ulugh Beg ⓘ
notableWork Zīj-i Sultānī ⓘ
surface form: Zij-i Sultani star catalogue
numberOfStarsCatalogued about 1018 ⓘ
operator Al-Qushji ⓘ
surface form: Ali Qushji

Jamshid al-Kashi ⓘ
surface form: Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid al-Kashi

Qadi Zada al-Rumi ⓘ
Ulugh Beg ⓘ
partOf Samarkand ⓘ
surface form: Samarkand cultural ensemble
significantEvent destruction in the mid-15th century ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2001 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Samarkand ⓘ
surface form: Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic astronomy → hasKeyInstitution → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
Samarkand → hasLandmark → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
Ulugh Beg → built → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
Ulugh Beg → built → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand observatory
Maragha observatory → influenced → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarqand observatory
Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani → compiledAt → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand observatory
Ulugh Beg's Zij-i Sultani → associatedWithSchool → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand school of astronomy
Ulugh Beg observatory → hasMuseum → Ulugh Beg observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
this entity surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory Museum
Al-Qushji → workedAt → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand observatory
Zīj-i Sultānī → associatedWith → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
Zīj-i Sultānī → hasAuthorialTeam → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand astronomers
Qadi Zada al-Rumi → employer → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand observatory
Qadi Zada al-Rumi → memberOf → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand astronomical school
Jamshid al-Kashi → memberOf → Ulugh Beg observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samarkand observatory