In 1851 Muhammad Amin Khan announced a competition to create a madrasah design. In the competition, the project drawn by the master Abdulla "jin" was approved by the khan.[2]
In the fourth year of his rule, the ruler of Khorezm, Muhammad Aminkhan (1846–1855), ordered the construction of a madrasa and a minaret in front of the western gate of the Itchan Kala. The construction of the madrasa was completed in three years .[3]
In 1852 the construction of a magnificent minaret began at the Madrasah of Muhammad Aminkhan, according to the Khan's plan, it was supposed to be taller than all the minarets in Central Asia. It remained unfinished, hence it is now called the Short Tower.[4]
Several famous personalities of the time, Laffasi, Mutrib Khonakharobi, Sufi and others studied at the madrasa.
Since 1979 the Muhammad Aminkhan Madrasah together with the Matniyoz Devonbegi Madrasah has established the Khiva tourist complex adapted to serve local and foreign tourists. There is a hotel in the first building, and a restaurant in the second.
In 1990 the madrasa, along with other monuments of Itchan Kala, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The madrasah was built of baked bricks, the walls are 1.5 meters thick. The madrasah has 2 floors, 130 rooms, and according to historical data, 260 students studied in it at the same time.[5]
