Mahmud ibn Sa'd ( '; az, Mahmud ibn Səd) was an
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
who lived in the 13th–14th centuries. Among his works are old
Bibi-Heybat Mosque (demolished in 1936),
Nardaran Fortress
Nardaran Fortress ( az, Nardaran qalası) was built in 1301 by architect Mahmud ibn Sa'd in the northern part of Absheron Peninsula. Nardaran Fortress is located 25 km north of Baku in the village of Nardaran near the town of Mashtaga. Shirv ...
and
Molla Ahmad Mosque in
Baku's Old City, all three in the modern-day
Republic of Azerbaijan
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...
.
[ Ашурбейли Сара. ''История города Баку: период средневековья'' (Азернешр, 1992) ]
References
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14th-century architects