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
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. 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.
Shah Rukh (right) makes a triumphal entrance in Samarkand in September 1394, after Timur names him Governor of the city, Zafarnama (1436)
Timurid dynasty
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The Timurid dynasty, self-designated as Gurkani, was the ruling dynasty of the Timurid Empire. It was a Sunni Muslim dynasty or Barlās clan of Turco-Mongol origin descended from the warlord Timur. The
