Abstract
Bukhara is one of the most ancient cities of Central Asia. Most of the historic buildings in thisromantic eastern city contain numerous varied inscriptions on many of the architectural elements.The contents of these inscriptions were both religious and secular. Among them were a number ofQuranic verses and saying of the Prophet. Additionally, there were construction inscriptions whichcontained many titles, names of Khans and dates of completion. Bukharan foundation inscriptionsare very short compared to those on Timurid architecture in Samarkand, which were of greathistorical and archaeological importance. Generally there are few foundation inscriptions known inBukharan architecture. This fact highlights the importance of two unpublished foundation inscriptionsfor Abdullah Khan, one of them inside the northern iwan of Gaukushon madrassa, and the other atop the main entrance portal of the Abdullah Khan madrassa. These two inscriptions are alsosignificant because they contain many titles that provide evidence for the political and religiouscircumstances of the rule of Abdullah Khan Additionally, the style of the script in the secondinscription is unique in its shape, different from that of the rest of the inscriptions in the Central Asianregion.
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