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Timur

Type Figure Region Transoxiana Time 1336–1405 Also known as Lame Timur

Timur (1336–1405) was a Central Asian military conqueror of the 14th–15th centuries and founder of the Timurid Empire, born in Kesh in Transoxiana (m…

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  1. 1336–1350Kesh · UzbekistanTimur was born into a noble Barlas family and spent his childhood in Kesh. During this period the Chagatai Khanate was divided and local powers held sway, providing the social background for his later activities in Transoxiana.
  2. 1351–1369Samarkand · UzbekistanIn his youth he took part in the contest among various powers in Transoxiana, gaining the epithet 'the Lame' from battle wounds; he gradually gained control around Samarkand, laying the foundation for taking power in 1370.
  3. 1370–1405Samarkand · UzbekistanIn 1370 he proclaimed himself ruler in Samarkand, thereafter launching a series of expeditions that conquered Persia, Mesopotamia, the Caucasus, northern India, and eastern Anatolia, establishing the Timurid Empire spanning Europe and Asia.

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