Timur's Building of Samarkand

Name: Timur's Building of Samarkand
Start: 1370
End: 1379

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1370–1379

In the 1370s Timur made Samarkand his capital and undertook large-scale construction, recruiting Persian and Central Asian artisans to build mosques,…

Timeline

1370Samarkand · SamarkandAfter taking power, Timur formally designated Samarkand as the imperial capital, concentrating administrative, military, and fiscal resources there and beginning to plan the capital's expansion.
1371–1379Samarkand · SamarkandTimur conscripted artisans from Persia, Iraq, and other conquered lands to Samarkand, building religious and public works, redesigning the city layout and irrigation systems, and rapidly making Samarkand one of Central Asia's most prosperous metropolises.

Sources

Samarkand https://www.britannica.com/place/Samarkand
Timurid Architecture in Samarkand — Lisa Golombek; Donald Wilber (1988)