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Timur takes power
In 1370 Timur defeated his father-in-law Husayn and took sole military and civil control of Transoxiana, consolidating rule around Samarkand and esta…
Timeline
- 1370Transoxiana · TransoxianaConflicts between Timur and his co-ruler and father-in-law Emir Husayn escalated into civil war. Timur gradually gained the military advantage, and the cities of Transoxiana defected to him one after another.
- 1370Samarkand · SamarkandAfter Husayn's defeat and death, Timur became the sole supreme ruler of Transoxiana, established Samarkand as the center of power, and began integrating the military and civil administration while recruiting artisans and scholars.
Sources
- Timur https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timur
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6: The Timurid and Safavid Periods — Peter Jackson; Lawrence Lockhart (eds.) (1986)