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The empire was culturally hybrid, combining Turkic, Mongolic, and Persian influences, [9] [10] with the last members of the dynasty being "regarded as ideal Perso-Islamic rulers". [11] The empire was founded by Timur (also known as Tamerlane), a warlord of Turco-Mongol lineage, who
Timur, [b] also known as Tamerlane [c] (1320s – 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.
Timur ruled over the Chagatai Khanate with Soyurghatmïsh Khan as nominal Khan followed by Sultan Mahmud Khan. He himself adopted the Muslim Arabic title of Amir. In essence the Khanate was finished and the Timurid Empire was firmly established. Amir امیر Timur Lang تیمور لنگ: Timur Beg Gurkani تیمور بیگ گورکانی: 1370 ...
Timur made peace with George VII on condition that the King of Georgia supplied him troops during his campaign against Ottoman Empire and granted the Muslims special privileges. [28] Once the Ottomans were defeated, Timur, back to Erzurum in 1402, decided to punish the king of Georgia for not having come to present his congratulations on his ...
Timur was one of the most powerful Central Asian rulers since Genghis Khan. By long and relentless fighting, he sought to rebuild the Mongol Empire of his predecessors. [4] [5] Prior to attacking Syrian cities, Timur had initially sent an ambassador to Damascus who was executed by the city's Mamluk viceroy, Sudun.
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and campaigns of Timur: ... The Sack of Delhi was a battle between Timur – founder of the Timurid Empire ... Wikipedia ® is ...
Timur died in 1405, and his son Shah Rukh continued to campaign against the Ottomans, creating hope in the Christian West that the invading Ottoman Empire might be diverted away from Europe. [12] A Bavarian adventurer, Johann Schiltberger, is known to have remained in the service of Timur from 1402 to 1405. [5]
The Tokhtamysh–Timur war was fought from 1386 to 1395 between Tokhtamysh, the khan of the Golden Horde, and the warlord and conqueror Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire, in the areas of the Caucasus Mountains, Turkestan and Eastern Europe. The battle between Timur and Tokhtamysh played a key role in the decline of Mongol power over the ...