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Assassination of Ulugh Beg

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1449

In 1449 Ulugh Beg, a Timurid prince, was assassinated in Samarkand by his son Abd al-Latif;…

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  1. 1449Samarkand · UzbekistanIn the Timurid succession struggle, Ulugh Beg's son Abd al-Latif launched a coup, overthrowing his father's rule in Samarkand; Ulugh Beg was imprisoned and executed.
  2. 1449Samarkand · UzbekistanIn 1449 Ulugh Beg was assassinated in Samarkand, ending the political life of the ruler who had promoted astronomy; the Samarkand observatory's scholarly activities also declined amid political turmoil.

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