Abu Sa'id ( Herāt (Persian هرات) is a city in western Afghanistan, in the valley of the Hari Rud river in the province also known as Herat, and was traditionally known for wine. The inhabitants are mainly Persians. It is an ancient city with many historic buildings, although... Herat, Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. Alençon was captured and Douglas killed. Births Deaths Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan June 10 - Duke Ernest... 1424 - Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. This event would lead to a unified Spain in 1516. Sigismund of Austria sells upper-Elsass (Alsace) to the Charles the Bold in exchange of aid in a war against the Swiss... 1469), was a The Timurid Empire (1370–1506) was founded by Timur (ruled 1370–1405), who conquered much of central and southwest Asia, and it was built up by his descendents (see Timurid dynasty). It stretched from Georgia to India at the time of Timurs death in February 1405. It... Timurid Empire ruler in today parts of Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. Richard Frye. Example of a modern Persian Miniature by a contemporary artist. Persia is the historical and alternative name for the state of Iran in the European languages. The name was used in the West due to... Persia and Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the... Afghanistan and member of the This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Timur and those of his descendants who minted coins in their names Timur 771-807 AH with Suyurghitmish Chughtai as overlord - with Mahmood Chughtai as overlord - with Mahmood Chughtai as overlord and Muhammad... Timurid dynasty.

Abu Sa'id was the great-grandson of For the chess engine Tamerlane, see Tamerlane. Timur, (also known as Temur, Taimur, Timur Lenk, Timur i Leng, Tamerlane, Tamburlaine, or Taimur-e-Lang, which translates to Timur the Lame, as he was lame in the left foot since birth) (1336–February 1405) was a renowned 14th century Turkic... Timur and the grandson of Miran Shah. As a young man his ancestry made him a principal in the century long struggle for the remnants of Timur's empire waged between Timur's descendants, the The Karakoyunlu or the Black Sheep Turkomans ( Azeri-Turkish: Qaraqoyunlular/Karakoyunlular) were a Turkoman tribal federation that ruled what is today Azerbaijan, including present-day northwestern Iran and Iraq from 1375 to 1468. The Black Sheep Turkomans were vassals of the Jalayirid dynasty in Baghdad and Tabriz from about 1375... Black Sheep Turkomans, and the Flag of the Ak Koyunlu (Colours are speculative) The Akkoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans ( Azeri-Turkish: Ağqoyunlular/Akkoyunlular) were a Turkoman tribal federation that ruled present-day Azerbaijan, eastern Anatolia, northern Iraq and western Iran from 1378 to 1508. According to chronicles from the Byzantine Empire, White... White Sheep Turkomans (1405-1510).

He raised an army but failed to gain a foothold in Samarkand (Samarqand or Самарқанд in Uzbek) (population 400,000) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, capital of the Samarkand region (Samarqand Wiloyati). The majority of the citys inhabitants are Tajik. Timurs mausoleum, Gur-e Amir History The city of... Samarkand or For other uses, see Bukhara (disambiguation). Bukhara (بُخارا in Persian, Buxoro or Бұхара in Uzbek; Бухара in Russian; also Boxara in Tatar) is one of the major cities of Uzbekistan, capital of the Bukhara region... Bukhara (1448-1449); established his base at Yasi and conquered much of Türkistan (also spelled Turkistan or Turkestan) is a region in Central Asia, largely inhabited by Turkic people. It is subdivided into West Türkistan and East Türkistan. West Türkistan was conquered by the Russian Empire, thus sometimes called Russian Türkistan or Turkistan Krai. After the Russian... Turkestan in 1450; captured Samarkand with the aid of the Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Uzbekistan, but also in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang province of China and other countries in Central Asia. The Uzbeks predominatly follow Islam (mainly Sunni Islam) in a form that became weakened under the rule of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics... Uzbek Areas settled by Turkic peoples in the late 19th and early 20th century The Turkic people are any of various peoples whose members speak languages in the Turkic family of languages. These people, possibly numbering 150 million in population, are probably the diverse descendants of large groups of tribespeople who... Turks in June of 1451; fought an inconclusive war with Babur Ibn-Baysunkur of Khorasan (also spelled Khurasan and Khorassan; خراسان in Persian) is an area, located in eastern and northeastern Iran. The name Khorasan is Persian and is made up of parts which mean where the sun arrives from. The name was given to the eastern province of... Khorasan (1454); took advantage of his cousin Jahan Shah (died 1467), was a leader of Turkmen tribal federation Kara Koyunlu. He reigned c. 1438 - 1467. Categories: People stubs ... Jahan Shah's capture of Herat late in 1457 to capture it for himself in 1458, thus acquiring most of Babur's realm outside of The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. India has grown significantly, both in population and in strategic importance in the last two decades. The Indian economy is... India and becoming the most powerful of the Timurid princes in central World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. Geologically and geographically, Asia is not a continent or a subcontinent. The exact boundaries are vaguely defined, especially... Asia; defeated an alliance of three other Timurid princes at the Battle of Sarakhs in March 1459, and conquered eastern Iran ( Persia: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia that until 1935 was referred to in the West as Persia. The name Iran is a modern cognate of Aryan meaning Land of the Aryans. Iran borders Pakistan (909km of border) and Afghanistan (936km... Iran and most of Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the... Afghanistan by 1461, agreeing with Jahan Shah to divide Iran between them; when the White Sheep Turkoman chieftain Uzun Hassan, prince of the Ak-Koyunla dynasty, or White Sheep Turkmen, ruled parts of western Persia, Iraq and Turkey between 1435 and 1478. Tamerlane appointed his great grandfather, Kara Ilug Ozman, as governor of Diyarbakir (in modern-day Turkey), with the cities of Arzunjan, Mardin, Roha (or Orfa), and... Uzun Hasan attacked and killed Jahan Shah, Abu Sa'id spurned Uzun Hasan's peace offer and answered Jahan Shah's son's request for aid.

Captured with a small force in the mountains of Azerbaijan (disambiguation). Azerbaijan ( Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan) is a country in the Caucasus, in the crossroads of Europe and Southwest Asia, with an east coast on the Caspian Sea. It borders Russia on the north, Georgia and Armenia on the west, and Iran on the south. The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic... Azerbaijan during a campaign against the The Akkoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans (Azeri_Turkish: Ağqoyunlular/Akkoyunlular) were a Turkoman tribal federation that ruled present day Azerbaijan, eastern Anatolia, northern Iran from 1378 to 1508. According to chronicles from the Byzantine Empire, White Sheep Turkomans were present in Anatolia since at least 1340, and most... Ak Koyunlu (White Sheep) Turkomans, he was executed by Uzum Hasan in 1469. A capable and conscientious ruler, he tried to recapture the glory and prosperity of Miran Shah; a Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. In modern language it might also be referred to as Islamic spirituality or Islamic mysticism. Some non-Islamic Sufi organizations also exist, especially in the West [1] Many Sufi practitioners are... Sufi disciple, he did much to restore economic prosperity in his kingdom.