Turco-Mongol tradition
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The Turco-Mongol or Turko-Mongol tradition was an ethnocultural synthesis that arose in Asia during the 13-14th century among the ruling elites of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate. The ruling
Timur feasts in the environs of Samarkand. Zafarnama ("Book of Victories"), 1436
The Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur made Samarkand the capital of his empire
Barlas
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The Barlas were a Mongol tribe which later underwent Turkification in Central Asia, forming a nomadic confederation. Barlas were originally a sub-clan of the Borjigin, which emerged within the Khamag
Portrait of Timur, a member of the Barlas. Painted in 1405–1409.
Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire. Late Shah Jahan Album, painted c. 1640.