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Timurid Empire

Historical polity, asia (1370-1507)

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 Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, and Turkey. The empire had a syncretic culture and combined Turkic, Mongolic, and Persian influences, with the last members of the dynasty being regarded as "ideal Perso-Islamic rulers".

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Capital
Herat 1
Capital
Samarkand 1
Independence or Founding Year
1370 1
Dissolution or End Year
1507 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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1. Wikidata: Timurid Empire
Wikidata Q484195, class allow-list match (Q48349 empire; Q3024240 historical country)
Timurid Empire (Wikipedia)
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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 Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, and Turkey. The empire had a syncretic culture and combined Turkic, Mongolic, and Persian influences, with the last members of the dynasty being regarded as "ideal Perso-Islamic rulers".

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