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Shah Rukh

Type Figure Region Central Asia Time 1377–1447 Also known as Shah Rukh、Shahrukh、Shah Rukh ibn Timur、沙赫鲁赫

Shah Rukh (1377–1447), Timur's youngest son, born in Samarkand, established rule over Transoxiana and Khurasan after 1405, made Herat his capital, an…

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  1. 1377–1380Samarkand · UzbekistanShah Rukh was born at the height of Timurid power and educated at the Samarkand court. Between 1377 and 1380 he grew up among Timur's sons under his father, not yet granted an independent appanage but already part of the imperial succession line.

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