Mausoleum of Esim Khan
Есім хан кесенесі
The resting place of Esim Khan, a 17th-century ruler of the Kazakh Khanate, with exhibits on the history of the khanate, located beside the Yasawi Mausoleum.
Esim Khan (1565–1628) was an important ruler during the unification of the Kazakh Khanate, best known for the legal code “The Ancient Path of Esim Khan.” Turkistan served as the capital of the khanate, and successive khans and nobles were mostly buried around the Yasawi Mausoleum. The surviving mausoleum is a square brick structure rebuilt on the basis of archaeological evidence. It contains a stone sarcophagus and displays on the history of the khanate. It lies in the same reserve as the Yasawi Mausoleum and the Mausoleum of Rabiga Sultan Begim, and the three sites can be linked on foot. A half-day visit is recommended to see them all.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Mausoleum of Rabiga Sultan Begim
- Khilvet Underground Mosque
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
- Juma Mosque, Turkistan
- Kultobe Settlement
- Keruen Saray
- Ukasha Ata
- Otrar