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Chagatai Khanate
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The Chagatai Khanate, also known as the Chagatai Ulus, was a Mongol khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors. Over time,
The Chagatay Khan and His Consort, Jāmiʿ al-tavārīkh of Rashid al-Din, Iran, late 14th century.
The Chagatay Khan and His Consort, Jāmiʿ al-tavārīkh of Rashid al-Din, Iran, late 14th century.
A bilingual Mongol-Arabic silver dirham of Orus, son of Kaidu, dating to the period of the Chaghatayid–Ögedeid occupation of Ilkhanid Khorasan (1290s)
A bilingual Mongol-Arabic silver dirham of Orus, son of Kaidu, dating to the period of the Chaghatayid–Ögedeid occupation of Ilkhanid Khorasan (1290s).
The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, painted in 1342 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, took place in Almaliq, capital of the Chagatai Khanate, in 1339. The central
The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, painted in 1342 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, took place in Almaliq, capital of the Chagatai Khanate, in 1339. The central ruler who ordered the killing was the Chagatai usurper 'Ali-Sultan (r.1339–1342).
A fragment of a 14th-century Middle Mongolian manuscript of the Alexander Romance, produced in the Chagatai Khanate. In this version, Alexander is cal
A fragment of a 14th-century Middle Mongolian manuscript of the Alexander Romance, produced in the Chagatai Khanate. In this version, Alexander is called Sulqarnai, a Mongolianized form of the Qur’anic term Dhu al-Qarnayn.
Timurid Empire
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The Timurid Empire was a late medieval Turco-Mongol, culturally Persianate, Muslim empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century, comprising modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, much of
Chagatai Khanate
…emperor's orders while recognizing the nominal suzerainty of the Yuan dynasty in 1303. From 1363, the Chagatais progressively lost Transoxiana to the Timurids. The reduced realm came to be known as Moghulistan, which lasted until the late 15th century, when it broke off into the Yarkent Khanate and Turpan…
Original location of Timur's Mongol Barlas tribe
Original location of Timur's Mongol Barlas tribe
Battle between Timur (left) and Tokhtamysh (right). Topkapi H.2153, 1420–1440, possibly Herat.
Battle between Timur (left) and Tokhtamysh (right). Topkapi H.2153, 1420–1440, possibly Herat.
Contemporary depiction of the Qara Qoyunlu forces of Qara Iskandar (left) in battle against the Timurid forces of Ibrahim Sultan (right) in April 1429
Contemporary depiction of the Qara Qoyunlu forces of Qara Iskandar (left) in battle against the Timurid forces of Ibrahim Sultan (right) in April 1429. Shahnama of Ibrahim Sultan (c.1430) frontispiece.
Earliest known portrait of Timur, commissioned right after his death in 1405–1409, by his grandson Khalil Sultan.
Earliest known portrait of Timur, commissioned right after his death in 1405–1409, by his grandson Khalil Sultan.