Shah Rukh Mirza (also known as Shahrukh or Shah Rokh) (August 30, 1377 - March 12, 1447), was the ruler of the eastern portion of the empire established by Timur (Tamerlane), governing most of Persia and Transoxiana between 1405 and 1447. He was the fourth and youngest son of Timur, the Central Asian warlord who founded the Timurid dynasty and Timurid Empire, and one of his Persian concubines. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Events January 17 – Gregory XI enters Rome. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ... Reconstruction of Timur from exhumation of his tomb. ... The term Persian Empire refers to a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau. ... Map showing modern Transoxiana. ... Events May 29 - Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmoreland, meets Archbishop Richard Scrope of York and Earl of Norfolk Thomas Mowbray in Shipton Moor, tricks them to send their rebellious army home and then imprisons them June 8 - Archbishop Richard Scrope of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, executed in... Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Timurids Map The Timurids were a mixed Turkic-Mongol and Persian (Turco) dynasty of Central Asia established by Timur (Tamerlane). ... Flag of the Timurid Empire according to the Catalan Atlas c. ... This article is about the ethnic Persians of Iran. ...

After Timur's death in 1405, his empire fell apart with various tribes and warlords competing for dominance. The Black Sheep Turkmen destroyed the western empire in 1410 when they captured Baghdad, but in Persia and Transoxiana Shah Rukh was able to secure effective control from about 1409. His empire controlled the main trade routes between East and West, including the legendary Silk Road, and became immensely wealthy as a result. Events May 29 - Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmoreland, meets Archbishop Richard Scrope of York and Earl of Norfolk Thomas Mowbray in Shipton Moor, tricks them to send their rebellious army home and then imprisons them June 8 - Archbishop Richard Scrope of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk, executed in... The Karakoyunlu or the Black Sheep Turkomans (Azeri_Turkish: Qaraqoyunlular/Karakoyunlular) were a Turkoman tribal federation that ruled what is today Iraq from 1375 to 1468. ... Events July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (a. ... Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad (Arabic: ) (Bexda in Kurdish) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Map showing modern Transoxiana. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ... For other uses, see Silk Road (disambiguation). ...

The devastation of Persia's main cities led to the cultural centre of the empire shifting to Samarqand in modern Uzbekistan and Herat in Afghanistan. Shahrukh chose to have his capital not in Samarqand, but in Herat. This was to become the political centre of the Timurid empire, and resicence of his principal successors, though both cities benefited from the wealth and privilege of Shah Rukh's court, which was a great patron of the arts and sciences. Samarkand (Samarqand or Самарқанд in Uzbek) (population 400,000) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, capital of the Samarkand region (Samarqand Wiloyati). ... 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. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Samarkand (Samarqand or Самарқанд in Uzbek) (population 400,000) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, capital of the Samarkand region (Samarqand Wiloyati). ... 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. ...

His wife, the Persian princess Gauhar Shad, funded the construction of two outstanding mosques and theological colleges in Mashhad and Herat. The Goharshad Mosque was finished in 1418. The mixed ethnic origins of the ruling dynasty led to a distinctive character in its cultural outlook, which was a combination of Persian civilization and art, with borrowings from China, with literature written in Turkic and Persian. Akhangan tomb, where Gohar-Taj is buried. ... Yeni Camii (the New Mosque), one of the landmarks of İstanbul A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Mashhad from space, January 2003 Goharshad mosque, buitl in 1418. ... The interior of Goharshad Mosque exhibits the superb work of Persian craftsmen. ... Events May 19 - Capture of Paris by John, Duke of Burgundy September - Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. ... The Turkic languages constitute a language family of some thirty languages, spoken across a vast area from Eastern Europe to Siberia and Western China with an estimated 140 million native speakers and tens of millions of second-language speakers. ... Persian (known variously as: فارسی Fârsi, local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, پارسی Pârsi, older, local name still used by some speakers, Tajik, a Central Asian dialect, or Dari, another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia...

Shah Rukh died during a journey in Persia and was succeeded by his son, Ulugh Beg, who had been viceroy of Transoxiana during his father's lifetime. Ulugh Beg, here depicted on a Soviet stamp, was one of Islams greatest astronomers during the Middle Ages. ...