Timurid Empire

The Timurid Empire was a Persianate Turco-Mongol^[2] empire that included all of Uzbekistan, Iran, modern Afghanistan, and modern Central Asia. It also included large parts of modern Pakistan, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the Caucasus. It was formed by the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) of the Timurid dynasty in the 14th century.

Timurid Empire تیموریان
1370–1526
Flag of the Timurid dynasty[a]
Timurid Empire at its greatest extent
Status	Empire in Middle east and Central Asia
Capital	Samarkand, Herat
Common languages	Chaghatai & Persian
Religion	Islam
Government	Monarchy
Emir
• 1370–1405	Timur
• 1506–1507	Muzaffar Hussayn
Historical era	Medieval
• Founded by Timur	1370
• Samarkand conquered by Uzbeks under Muhammad Shaybani	1509
• Herat conquered by Shaybani	1507
• Disestablished	1526
Area
1405 est.[1]	4,400,000 km2 (1,700,000 sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Chagatai Khanate Kara Koyunlu Golden Horde Khanate of Bukhara Safavid dynasty Mughal Empire Khanate of Khiva
a: Flag of the Timurid Empire according to the Catalan Atlas c. 1375

Related pages

• Tamerlane
• Turco-Mongol

References

1. Turchin, Peter; Adams, Jonathan M.; Hall, Thomas D (December 2006). "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires" (PDF). Journal of World-systems Research. 12 (2): 219–229. doi:10.5195/jwsr.2006.369. ISSN 1076-156X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
2. Maria Subtelny, "Timurids in Transition", BRILL; illustrated edition (2007-09-30). pg 40: "Nevertheless, in the complex process of transition, members of the Timurid dynasty and their Turko-Mongol supporters became acculturate by the surrounding Persinate millieu adopting Persian cultural models and tastes and acting as patrons of Persian culture, painting, architecture and music." pg 41: "The last members of the dynasty, notably Sultan-Abu Sa'id and Sultan-Husain, in fact came to be regarded as ideal Perso-Islamic rulers who develoted as much attention to agricultural development as they did to fostering Persianate court culture."