the Ka'usan temple of Farghana
بيت كأوسان بفرغانة
The house King Kawus built at Farghana, visited by planet-worshippers devoted to the Sun; Abu Ubayd al-Bakri says al-Mu'tasim demolished it, its demolition's tale told in the Book of Time 1.
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Overview
A house built by King Kawus in the city of Farghana, to which worshippers of the stars came, those who sought nearness through the sun. 1
Its destruction
According to Abu Ubayd al-Bakri, al-Mu'tasim destroyed it. Al-Umari says that its destruction has an amusing story, which appears in the book "Kitab al-Zaman". 1
What needs a source
The dates of its construction and destruction, and the details of the story: an additional source is needed.
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 223
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islam.museum contributors. “the Ka'usan temple of Farghana”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/haykal-kausan-farghana/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.