Kesh

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archaeological site historic city

Kesh was a historic Central Asian city in present-day Uzbekistan, known as the birthplace of the conqueror Timur (Tamerlane).

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kesh canonical 6

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
historic city ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Timurid dynasty ⓘ
birthplaceOf Timur ⓘ
surface form: Tamerlane

Timur ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Uzbekistan ⓘ
culturalRegion Persianate world ⓘ
governedBy Timur ⓘ
Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid rulers
hasArchaeologicalRemains Timurid architecture ⓘ
surface form: Timurid palaces

city walls ⓘ
religious buildings ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural site ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Shahrisabz) ⓘ
historicalEra Middle Ages ⓘ
Timurid Central Asia ⓘ
surface form: Timurid period
historicalLanguage Chagatai Turkic ⓘ
surface form: Chagatai

Persian language ⓘ
surface form: Persian
historicalRegion Transoxiana ⓘ
historicalSignificance birthplace of a major conqueror of Eurasia ⓘ
knownAs Green City ⓘ
Kish ⓘ
Shahrisabz ⓘ
languageOfName Persian ⓘ
linkedTo Silk Road routes ⓘ
surface form: Silk Road network
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
Qashqadaryo Region ⓘ
surface form: Kashkadarya Region
locatedNear Kashkadarya River ⓘ
surface form: Qashqadaryo River
locatedSouthOf Samarkand ⓘ
modernAdministrativeStatus part of Kashkadarya Region of Uzbekistan ⓘ
modernCountryCapitalOfRegion Karshi ⓘ
surface form: Karshi (nearby regional center)
notableFor Timurid architecture ⓘ
association with Timur ⓘ
partOf Chagatai Khanate ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ
Samanid Empire ⓘ
Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid Empire
politicalRole regional capital in Timurid period ⓘ
preModernStatus important town of Transoxiana ⓘ
presentDayLocation Shahrisabz ⓘ
regionType oasis city ⓘ
religionHistoricallyDominant Islam ⓘ
tradeRole regional trade center ⓘ
urbanType fortified city ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Timur → birthPlace → Kesh ⓘ
Shahrisabz → formerName → Kesh ⓘ
Sogdia → majorCity → Kesh ⓘ
Kesh Temple Hymn → associatedPlace → Kesh ⓘ
Ninhursag → worshipCenter → Kesh ⓘ
Kas → hasNameVariant → Kesh ⓘ