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Mother. Tekina Khatun. Religion. Sunni Islam. Timur, [b] also known as Tamerlane [c] (8 April 1336 [7] – 17–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty.
Jul 19, 2024 · Timur, also called Timur the Lame and Tamerlane, Turkic conqueror, chiefly remembered for the barbarity of his conquests from India and Russia to the Mediterranean Sea and for the cultural achievements of his dynasty. Learn more about Timur’s life and conquests in this article.
Name of the Battle: Timur invades India; Venue: Delhi; Year: 1398; Timur, the founder of the Timurid Dynasty, was the conqueror of Western, South and Central Asia in the 14th century.
Thus the language of the settled "diwan" was Persian, and its scribes had to be thoroughly adept in Persian culture, whatever their ethnic origin. [38] Persian became the official state language of the Timurid Empire [35] [39] and served as the language of administration, history, belles lettres, and poetry. [40]
Timur was a member of the Turkic Barlas clan of Mongols, conqueror of much of Western and central Asia, and founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405) in Central Asia and of the Timurid dynasty, which survived in some form until 1857. He is also known as Timur-e Lang which translates to Timur the Lame. He became lame after sustaining a leg ...
Timur (9 April 1336 – 17 or 18 February 1405) was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Cental Asia, and the first ruler in the Timurid dynasty.
Explore the life and legacy of Timur Lang, one of history's most formidable conquerors, in this captivating documentary. From his humble beginnings in Centra...
Jul 21, 2019 · Tamerlane (April 8, 1336–February 18, 1405) was the ferocious and terrifying founder of the Timurid empire of Central Asia, eventually ruling much of Europe and Asia. Throughout history, few names have inspired such terror as his. Tamerlane was not the conqueror's actual name, though.
May 21, 2018 · Tamerlane or Timur (Tamerlane is a corruption of the Persian Timur-i Lang, "Timur the Lame"), belonged to the Turkized Mongol clan of the Barlas, which had accompanied the Mongol armies westward and had settled in the Kashka Valley to the south of Samarkand, between Shakhrisyabz and Karshi.
Timur , or Tamerlane or Tamburlaine, (born 1336, Kesh, near Samarkand, Transoxania—died Feb. 19, 1405, Otrar, near Chimkent), Turkic conqueror of Islamic faith whose conquests reached from India and Russia to the Mediterranean Sea.
