Proceeding from the analysis of some short stories from Nizami Aruzi Samarkandi`s treatise “Four Discourses”, the author of the article elicits the elements of Tajiks` material culture of the X-th – the XIII-th centures. They are grouped on the following branches of material culture according to their appurtenance: architectural monuments and dwellings, clothes, labour tools, home utensils, ammunition, jewellery and etc.The author presumes that in spite of Samarkandi`s data on the issue in question being quite scanty and fragmental, as elucidation of material culture is no central objective of his treatise, certain information related to this field is unique and doesn`t occur in any other originals. Just due to this fact the treatise can be considered as the most important source for studying various aspects of Tajiks` material culture.
Chakhor Makolas (four discoures); Nizami Aruzi Samarkandi, material culture, architectural art, craftsmanship
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