HOSPITALITY CULTURE, COOKING AND ARTISTIC POTTERY DURING THE TIMURID ERA: HISTORICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
Abstract
This study provides a historical-ethnographic analysis of the culinary culture, state-level reception ceremonies, diplomatic hospitality etiquette, and the art of fine pottery during the Timurid Renaissance (14th–16th centuries). It examines the distinctive features of banquets held under rulers such as Mirzo Ulugbek and Sultan Husayn Bayqara, as well as the diplomatic role played by Timurid princesses-specifically Saraymulk Khanum (Bibi-Khanum)—in court festivities and political receptions.Also, for the first time in the article, the art of tableware, which is an integral part of table culture - the interaction between imported Chinese porcelain and local mysterious ceramics belonging to the Samarkand and Herat pottery schools, and the healing properties of food based on the medical theory of Abu Ali Ibn Sina ("client" theory) is comparatively analyzed on the basis of local and foreign historiographical sources.
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