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Abd al-Latif Mirza

Type Figure Region Samarkand Time 1422–1450 Also known as Abd al-Latif、son of Ulugh Beg

Abd al-Latif Mirza (1422–1450), son of Ulugh Beg and a Timurid prince, was exiled after disagreeing with his father, rebelled and killed Ulugh Beg in…

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  1. 1441–1448Samarkand · Timurid EmpireAbd al-Latif was initially favored by Ulugh Beg, but relations soured over political differences and struggles for power; he was exiled to Turkestan and elsewhere, secretly courting local forces discontented with Ulugh Beg's rule.
  2. 1449Samarkand · Timurid EmpireIn 1449 Abd al-Latif marched into Samarkand, killed his father Ulugh Beg, and briefly set himself up as ruler, releasing the imprisoned Abu Sa'id, but failed to win broad support from the dynasty and the scholars.
  3. 1450Samarkand · Timurid EmpireIn 1450 Abu Sa'id marched east from Khurasan; Abd al-Latif was defeated, captured, and promptly executed. Samarkand returned to Abu Sa'id's control, and the Timurid order in Transoxiana was reorganized.

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