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Ahmad Mirza

Type Figure Region Samarkand Time c. 1469–1494 Also known as Ahmad Mirza of Samarkand

Timurid ruler of Samarkand (1469–1494) who maintained the city as a Central Asian cultural and commercial center amid fragmented Timurid states.

Timeline

  1. 1469–1494Samarkand · SamarkandAfter his father Abu Bakr's death in 1469 he took control of Samarkand; over twenty-five years he maneuvered among neighboring Timurid princes and nomadic powers, sustaining the city's prosperity and Silk Road trade.

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