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Significant Event:
Triumph Over Golden Horde
Main Cities: Isfahan;
Samarkand Time: 1370-1507 AD
Language: Old Persian;
Turkish
Personage: Timur
Religion: Islam
Related Country: Iran;
Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan Brief History:
I have included only a few items concerning the history of this empire. A good source for more details can be
found on Wikipedia or in history books.
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PRE-TIMUR:
The Barlas tribe originally was part of Genghis Khan's
army. They settled an area known as Moghulistan (modern
Kazakhstan) and adopted much of the
Persian culture.
Timur was notorious for leaving pyramids of skulls in cities that defied his forces. One such heinous
action occurred after his attack on Delhi in modern
India. Scholars estimate that his armies killed
approximately 17 million people (5% of the world's population). By 1500 AD Timur's empire was divided from
internal strife. He died in 1405 AD. Babur, a descendant of
Genghis Khan, established the Mughal Empire in 1526 AD.