Səkkizguşəli türbə (Ağbil)

Eight‑sided tomb

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On the limestone slab above the entrance gate of the Sheikh Mazid tomb there is an Arabic inscription of three lines. According to the content of the inscription, the tomb was built over the grave of Sheikh Mazid, son of the Sufi Rafieddin, during the reign of Shirvanshah II Khalilullah. The inscription states that the construction date of the building is the year 940 of the Hijri calendar, which corresponds to the years 1533–1534 of the Gregorian calendar.