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Ulugh Beg

Type Figure Region Samarkand Time 1394–1449 Also known as Ulugh Beg、Ulugh Beg Mirza、乌鲁格·贝格

Ulugh Beg (1394–1449) was a Timurid prince, nephew of Shahrukh, and long-time governor of Samarkand and Transoxiana;…

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  1. 1409–1420Samarkand · Timurid EmpireAppointed governor of Samarkand by his uncle Shahrukh in his youth, he administered the Transoxiana region and began gathering scholars to prepare astronomical observation projects.
  2. 1421–1430Samarkand Observatory · Timurid EmpireAround 1420 he completed the Samarkand Observatory, inviting scholars such as al-Kashi for long-term stellar observations, and founded an Islamic madrasa, making Samarkand a major scholarly center of Central Asia.

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