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Timur

Timur (1320s – 17/18 February 1405), also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia. He was undefeated in battle and is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as…

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Ancestry

Peter JacksonYazdiZafarnamaZubdat at-tawarikhTumbinai Khan
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Period of expansion

Caspian SeaUralVolgaPersiaBaghdad
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Conquest of Persia

Abu Sa'idMuzaffaridsKartidsEretnidsChobanids
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Sunni MuslimNaqshbandi OrderSufismTermezSayyid Baraka
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Born
1320s near Kesh, Chagatai Khanate
Burial
Gur-e-Amir
Conflicts
Timurid wars (1370-1405) Rise to power Battle of Tashkent Siege of Balkh Siege of Urgench Conquest of Persia Siege of Herat (1381) Siege of Isfahan (1387) Battle of Shiraz (1393… · Rise to power Battle of Tashkent Siege of Balkh Siege of Urgench · Battle of Tashkent · Siege of Balkh · Siege of Urgench
Consort
Saray Mulk Khanum
Coronation
9 April 1370, Balkh
Died
17/18 February 1405 Farab, Timurid Empire

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Ancestry

Early life

Military leader

Rise to power

Legitimization of Timur's rule

Period of expansion

Conquest of Persia

Tokhtamysh–Timur war

Campaign against the Delhi Sultanate

Campaigns in the Caucasus and the Levant

Invasion of Anatolia

Attempts to attack the Ming dynasty

Death

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Personality

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Legacy

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related to Further reading · 104
Timur → Abazov, Adam, Andrew, Andrew Roberts, Approach, Archived, Atlas, Batı'nın Diplomatik Cevabı, Beatrice Forbes, Bukhara, Caroline Stone, Case, Caucasus, Central Asia, Central Asian Islam, Christopher, Clavijo, Conqueror's Legacy, Court, CPA Media
related to In the arts · 50
Timur → Amir Husayn, Antonio Vivaldi, Azerbaijani, Bajazet, Bayezid, CalafLord, Christopher MarloweTamerlan, Colombian, Death, Definitive Edition, Edgar Allan PoeTurandot, Emir Baygazin, Empires II, English, English-language, Enrique SerranoDay Watch, Gani KulzhanovAge, George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Adami
related to Conquest of Persia · 44
Timur → Abu Sa'id, Adil, Adil Aqa, After, Chobanids, During, Eretnids, Georgian, Golden Horde, He, Herat, Ilkhanate, In, Injuids, Isfizar, Jalayirids, Kandahar, Kartid, Kartids, Khorasan
related to Wives and concubines · 44
Timur → Aka Begi, Amir Bayan Salduz, Amir Bayezid Jalayir, Amir Husayn, Amir Khizr Yasuri, Amir Mashlah, Amir Musa, Amir Qazaghan, Aq Sufi Qongirat, Arzu Mulk Agha, Bujan Agha, Chulpan Mulk Agha, Dilshad Agha, Din, Filuni, Haji Beg, Ibrahim Mirza, Islam Agha, Jahangir Mirza, Jahanshah Mirza
related to Legitimization of Timur's rule · 35
Timur → Abd, According, Amir, As, Balkh, Caliph, Chagatai, Chaghatayid Khan, Chinggisid, Conjunction, Genghis Khan, Genghis Khan's, God, Hamza, Ilkhanate, In, Islamic, Jochi, Khan, Lord
Conflicts · 34
Timur → Battle of Ankara, Battle of Khankala (1395), Battle of Shiraz (1393), Battle of Tashkent, Battle of the Kondurcha River, Battle of the Terek River, Battle of Ushkudzhe, Conquest of Persia Siege of Herat (1381) Siege of Isfahan (1387) Battle of Shiraz (1393), Rise to power Battle of Tashkent Siege of Balkh Siege of Urgench, Sack of Aleppo (1400), Sack of Delhi (1398), Sack of Sebaste (1400), Siege of Alinja, Siege of Astrakhan (1395), Siege of Baghdad (1393), Siege of Baghdad (1401), Siege of Balkh, Siege of Birtvisi (1403), Siege of Damascus (1400), Siege of Herat (1381)
related to Campaign against the Delhi Sultanate · 29
Timur → After, Bhatner, But, Delhi, Delhi Sultanate, Dipalpur, He, His, In, Indian, Indus River, Jasrat, Jat, Jats, Malik Jasrat, Most, Multan, Next, Pir Muhammad, Rai Dul Chand
related to Exchanges with Europe · 29
Timur → Alfonso Paez, Ankara, Battle, Castile, Castilian, Chagatai, Clavijo, European, Fernando, France, Gomez, Hajji Muhammad, Henry III, In, Kingdom, Later, León, On, Palazuelos, Pelayo
related to Exhumation and alleged curse · 29
Timur → An, At, Battle, Curse, East Asian, Even, Gerasimov, Germany, He, His, Ia, In, Islamic, It, June, Lev, Mikhail, Mongoloid, November, Oshanin
related to Legacy · 29
Timur → Arab, Arabia, Baghdad, Caucasia, Central Asia, Chagatai Turkic, Damascus, Delhi, Georgian, However, Ibn Khaldun, In, India, Indian, Iraq, Like Timur, Middle East, Muslim, Muslim Central Asia, Nader Shah

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timur's khan also chagatai empire shah mongol genghis persian amir tamerlane muslim sultan military timurid battle persia delhi samarkand bayezid

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TimurBorn1320s near Kesh, Chagatai Khanate1.00infobox
TimurBurialGur-e-Amir1.00infobox
TimurConflictsTimurid wars (1370-1405) Rise to power Battle of Tashkent Siege of Balkh Siege of Urgench Conquest of Persia Siege of Herat (1381) Siege of Isfahan (1387) Battle of Shiraz (1393…1.00infobox
TimurConflictsRise to power Battle of Tashkent Siege of Balkh Siege of Urgench1.00infobox
TimurConflictsBattle of Tashkent1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Balkh1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Urgench1.00infobox
TimurConflictsConquest of Persia Siege of Herat (1381) Siege of Isfahan (1387) Battle of Shiraz (1393)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Herat (1381)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Isfahan (1387)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsBattle of Shiraz (1393)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsTokhtamysh-Timur war Battle of the Kondurcha River Battle of the Terek River Siege of Astrakhan (1395) Siege of Sarai (1395) Siege of Baghdad (1393)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsBattle of the Kondurcha River1.00infobox
TimurConflictsBattle of the Terek River1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Astrakhan (1395)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Sarai (1395)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Baghdad (1393)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsTimur's invasion of Georgia Siege of Tbilisi (1386) Siege of Birtvisi (1403)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Tbilisi (1386)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Birtvisi (1403)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsTimur's South Georgia Campaign Siege of Alinja1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Alinja1.00infobox
TimurConflictsTimur's campaigns in Dagestan Battle of Ushkudzhe Battle of Khankala (1395)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsBattle of Ushkudzhe1.00infobox
TimurConflictsBattle of Khankala (1395)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsTimur's invasion of India Siege of Multan (1398) Sack of Delhi (1398)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSiege of Multan (1398)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSack of Delhi (1398)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsTimur's invasion of Levant Sack of Aleppo (1400) Siege of Damascus (1400) Siege of Baghdad (1401)1.00infobox
TimurConflictsSack of Aleppo (1400)1.00infobox

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