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Timurid Architectural Style
A style fusing Persian, Turkic, and Mongol traditions, noted for monumental scale, blue glazed tile, towering domes, and iwan portals, maturing 1401–…
Timeline
- 1370–1400Samarkand · UzbekistanAfter Timur made Samarkand his capital, he gathered Persian and Anatolian craftsmen, experimenting with monumental scale and colored tile decoration in early projects such as the Registan and the Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, establishing the Timurid architectural vocabulary.
- 1401–1404Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand · SamarkandThe Bibi-Khanym Mosque was completed around 1404; its massive iwan, towering minarets, and blue-and-white tile facing concentrated the mature features of the Timurid architectural style, becoming the most representative architectural achievement of the period.
- 1405–1410Herat · Herat ProvinceAfter Timur's death, Shahrukh continued to patronize architecture in Herat; the Timurid style spread to Afghanistan and eastern Iran, and the movement of craftsmen made Samarkand and Herat complementary centers of architectural tradition.
Sources
- Timurid Architecture https://www.britannica.com/art/Islamic-arts/Timurid-period
- The Timurid Architecture of Iran and Turan — Lisa Golombek and Donald Wilber (1988)