KUYULU Inci - Comparison of the Caravanserais in Anatolia and Asia in the Middle Ages | 1995

HISTOIRE DE L'ART / ART HISTORY
Organisation du 10e CONGRES INTERNATIONAL D'ART TURC

It is generally accepted that there is an architectural relationship between the Anatolian Seljuk caravanserais and the Central Asian ribats (the term Central Asia is used here only for Turkmenistan).
The ribat caravanserais on the trade routes of Central Asia and the caravanserais on the trade routes of Anatolia had the same function during the Middle Ages. Furthermore the antiquity of their relationship with the Central Asian ribats is shown by the fact that some of the Seljuk caravanserais in Anatolia used the term ribat in their inscriptions.
In this paper, the Anatolian Seljuk caravanserais and the Central Asian caravanserais are compared and contrasted with reference to the materials used in their constructions, external appearances and plans.