During the rule of the righteous caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, he held the position of ruler of Mecca.
[5] In 677, Samarkand was attacked by Sogdians, and Qutham ibn Abbas died defending the city.
During the rule of the last ruler of the Seljuk state, Sultan Ahmad Sanjar (1118-1157), a madrasa called Kusamiya was built on this cemetery (although it no longer exists today).
During the reign of Amir Timur, a mausoleum for Qutham ibn Abbas was constructed at his grave, adorned with various Arabic inscriptions and Central Asian designs from the Timurid period.
[7][8][9] Later, this building became part of the Shah-i-Zinda complex (an ensemble of mausoleums of Karakhanid and Timurid nobility), which is considered one of the unique monuments of medieval Central Asian architecture.