Mirza Jalal-ud-din Miran Shah Beg, commonly known as Miran Shah, was a son of the Central Asian conqueror Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire. In the Timurid genealogical tradition he carries the laq
Contemporary portrait of Miran Shah, commissioned in 1405–1409 by his son Khalil Sultan for an illustrated Timurid genealogy (TSMK, H2152)
Likely depiction of the young Miran Shah (21 years old) in 1387, when he accompanied Timur in his campaigns in northwestern Iran, from a Zafarnama of 1435–1436
A firman dating to the viceroyalty of Miran Shah, composed in Chagatai Turkic and written in the Old Uyghur script
The Gur-e-Amir in Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia
Miran Shah
…Persian: جلال الدین میران شاه بیگ, c. 1366 – 21 April 1408), commonly known as Miran Shah (Persian: میران شاه), was a son of the Central Asian conqueror Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire. In the Timurid genealogical tradition he carries the laqab Mu'izz al-Din and the kunyas Abu Muhammad and Abu al-Fath…
Facial reconstruction from Timur's skull, by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Original location of Timur's Mongol Barlas tribe
Earliest known portrait of Timur, commissioned right after his death in 1405–1409, by his grandson Khalil Sultan for an illustrated Timurid genealogy (TSMK, H2152).
Timur on horse in a battle with Tokhtamysh, Khan of the Golden Horde. 1420–1440 manuscript (partially colored), possibly Herat. Topkapi H.2153