Mongol Yurt Ordo

Timeline

1. 1371–1373Steppe margins of Transoxiana · TransoxianaIn the early 1370s, after the Chagatai Khanate split, the various factions still used felt tents as mobile bases. Ordinary herders carried lattice frames and felt sheets on ox carts, able to erect dwellings at new pastures within days, letting people and herds shift quickly with water, grass, and warfare.
2. 1374–1377Steppe north of Samarkand · SamarkandIn consolidating power, Timur continued the Mongol-style ordo system; large groups of white felt tents formed a mobile court and command post. The tents moved with the army on campaigns or on seasonal migrations, so that military and political decisions did not have to depend entirely on fixed cities, preserving the highly mobile logistics form characteristic of steppe regimes.
3. 1378–1380March route from Khorasan to the Iranian Plateau · KhorasanOn the expedition to Persia in the late 1370s, the armies formed chains of mobile camps with felt tents, baggage carts, and herds. Felt tents were not merely transport vehicles but key facilities for maintaining the steppe way of life and army organization across regions, allowing familiar dwelling and supply rhythms to be kept even on long campaigns.