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Timur

The founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405)

PersonDied aged 68humanQ8462

Also known as Timberlane · Timur i-Lenk · Tamerlane the Great · Timur the Lame · Timur the Great · Timūr

Born: April 9, 1336
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, April 8, 1336
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2024-10-15
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-10-15
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Died: February 19, 1405
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, February 18, 1405
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2024-10-15
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-10-15
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Birthplace: Shahrisabz
Place of death: Otrar
Occupation: warrior
, Conqueror
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Positions held: Amir(1370–1405)
Spouse: Saray Malik Katun
, Uljay-Turkan aga
, Cholpan-Mulk Aga
+1 more
Height: 1.72 m

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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. He was undefeated in battle and is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly. Timur is also considered a great patron of the arts, for he interacted with scholars and poets such as ibn Khaldun, Hafez, and Hafiz-i Abru. His reign led to the Timurid Renaissance.

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1 linked to Timur in Wikidata

Letter from Timur to Charles VI of France1402 · Letter of Tamerlane to Charles VI. written in Persian.

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187 statements · 21% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in China Biographical Database
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Child: Shah Rukh
Miran Shah
Jahangir Mirza ibn Timur
Umar Shaikh
Aka Begi
Jahanshah Mirza
Noble title: bey
Mirza
Amir
Place of burial: Gur-e Amir
Family: Timurid dynasty
Commons Creator page: Timur
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Given name: Timur
Father: Taraqai
Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam
Time period: Timurid Empire
Military, police or special rank: Baig
Mirza
khagan
Medical condition: limp
Replaced by: Khalil Sultan
Mother: Tekina Khatun
Participant in: Timur's Counter Siege
Allegiance: Mirza
khagan
Has works in the collection: Archives nationales
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Different from: Timur criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
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Tam Lin

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