Timurid Empire

Uzbekistan, 1370–1507. Draft, not yet reviewed

The Timurid Empire was a late medieval Turco-Mongol, culturally Persianate, Muslim empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century. The empire was founded by Timur, also known as Tamerlane, a warlord belonging to the Turco-Mongol Barlas tribe. Timur established the empire in 1370 and ruled it until his death in 1405. By 1507, Uzbeks under Shaybani Khan had conquered almost all of the surviving Timurid principalities, including Samarkand and Herat.

Seat of power: Samarkand

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• The empire led to the Timurid Renaissance, particularly during the reign of Shahrukh Mirza (1405–1447) and his astronomer and mathematician son Ulugh Begh (1447–1449).
• The Timurid capital of Samarkand became a centre of science under the rule of Ulugh Beg, giving birth to the Timurid Renaissance.
• The Ulugh Beg Madrasa was one of the best clergy universities of the Muslim Orient in the 15th century CE.

Picture

Registan is a historic public square in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, that served as the heart of the Timurid Empire.

Image: Registan_-_Gusjer.jpg: Gustavo Jeronimo from Aranjuez, Spain derivative work: MrPanyGoff, CC BY 2.0, file

Sources

• Timurid Empire (Wikipedia)
• Timurid Empire (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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