Timur

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Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a 14th-century Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in Central Asia and became one of history’s most formidable military leaders.

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Label Occurrences
Timur canonical 75
Tamerlane 15
Amir Timur 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turco-Mongol
conqueror
emperor
founder of state
historical figure
military leader
alsoKnownAs Tamerlane
linked to: Timur

Timur the Lame
linked to: Timur
birthDate 1336-04-09
birthPlace Chagatai Khanate
Kesh
Transoxiana
near Samarkand
birthYear 1336
burialPlace Gur-e-Amir
Samarkand
capitalOfRealm Samarkand
causeOfDeath illness during campaign against Ming China
child Jahangir Mirza
Miranshah
Shahrukh Mirza
Umar Shaikh Mirza I
claimedTitle Amir
Gurkani
Sword of Islam
deathDate 1405-02-18
deathPlace Otrar
near Shymkent
present-day Kazakhstan
deathYear 1405
defeated Bayezid I
Delhi Sultanate
Tokhtamysh
era 14th century
early 15th century
ethnicOrigin Turco-Mongol
founded Timurid Empire
linked to: Timurid dynasty

Timurid dynasty
grandchild Babur (through Timurid line as ancestor)
linked to: Babur

Ulugh Beg
historicalReputation one of history’s most formidable military leaders
influenced Timurid Renaissance in arts and science
knownFor brutal massacres
large-scale conquests
military strategy
patronage of arts and architecture
languageOfCourt Chagatai Turkic
legacy precursor of Mughal Empire through Babur
legitimizedRuleBy marriage into Genghisid line
notableBattle Battle of Ankara
Battle of Delhi (1398 sack of Delhi)
Battle of the Terek River
campaign against Tokhtamysh
patronage Islamic scholarship
Samarkand architecture
plannedCampaignAgainst Ming dynasty
predecessorState Chagatai Khanate
religion Sunni Islam
ruledRegion Central Asia
Iran
Mesopotamia
parts of Anatolia
parts of the Caucasus
parts of the Golden Horde territories
parts of the Indian subcontinent
spouse Saray Mulk Khanum
Tukal Khanum
linked to: Saray Mulk Khanum
usedTitle Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction)

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Babur paternalAncestor Timur
Bayezid I opponent Timur
Bayezid I capturedBy Timur
Turandot character Timur
Timur alsoKnownAs Tamerlane
linked to: Timur
Timur alsoKnownAs Timur the Lame
linked to: Timur
Samarkand conqueredBy Timur
Samarkand associatedWith Timur
Shahrukh Mirza father Timur
Shahrukh Mirza ruledAfter Timur
Timurid miniature painting patron Timur (Tamerlane)
linked to: Timur
Shahrisabz birthplaceOf Timur
Shahrisabz birthplaceOf Tamerlane
linked to: Timur
Shahrisabz associatedWith Timur
Timurid invasions of Georgia hasCommander Tamerlane
linked to: Timur
Tamburlaine basedOn Timur
Tamburlaine historicalModel Timur (Tamerlane)
linked to: Timur
Sarbadars opposedBy Timur
Muzaffarids overthrownBy Timur
Kesh birthplaceOf Timur
Kesh birthplaceOf Tamerlane
linked to: Timur
Kesh governedBy Timur
Gur-e-Amir dedicatedTo Timur
Gur-e-Amir burialPlaceOf Timur
Gur-e-Amir burialPlaceOf Tamerlane
linked to: Timur
Gur-e-Amir builder Timur
Gurkani usedBy Timur
Gurkani associatedWith Timur
Sword of Islam refersTo Timur