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4 unusual facts about Timurid dynasty


Hatefi

He entered Timurid literary circles after passing a test that was set up by his uncle, the famous Persian poet 'Abdul Rahman Jami.

Malkoçoğlu family

He was in command of the Sivas fort during the Timurid invasion of Anatolia and defended it with 3000 soldiers against Timur's 200,000 men for 18 days.

Timurid

Timurid dynasty (Timurid empire, Timurid emirates) of Central Asia, founded by Timur

Timurid dynasty

His dominions stretched from the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains to the farthest limits of Ghazni and comprehended Kabul and Ghazni;Kunduz and Hissar; Samarkand and Bukhara; Farghana; Tashkent and Seiram)
1511 – 1512


Humayun

Timur himself had divided his territories between Pir Muhammad, Miran Shah, Khalil Sultan and Shah Rukh, which resulted in inter-family warfare.

Khizr Khan

During his reign, coins were struck in the name of Amir Timur and after his death in the name of his successor Shah Rukh.

Qazakh District

The region was conquered by a succession of neighbouring powers or invaders, including Sassanid Persians, the Byzantine Empire, the Arabs, the Seljuq Turks, the Georgians, the Mongols, the Timurids, the Kara Koyunlu and Ak Koyunlu Turkoman tribes, and finally Safavid Iran.

Turkic migration

# land of sedentary Turkic-speaking townspeople that have been subjects of the Central Asian Chagatayids, i.e. Sarts, Central Asian Mughals, Central Asian Timurids, Uyghurs of Chinese Turkestan and the later invading Tatars that came to be known as Uzbeks; This area roughly coincides with "Khorasan" in the widest sense, plus Tarim Basin which was known as Chinese Turkestan.


see also

Pir Muhammad

Pir Muhammad bin Jahangir Mirza (c.1374 - 1407) - Timurid dynasty, Central Asian Turko-Mongol ruler

Topkapı

Topkapı Scroll, a Timurid dynasty pattern scroll in the museum's collection