After losing rule over his city state, Khudayar Khan spent all of his money and energies beautifying his city with many graceful mosques, 15 madrasahs and his great palace, one of the most opulent in Central Asia with its 113 ornately decorated rooms - 19 of which are now open as a museum.
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