Timur

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Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a 14th-century Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in Central Asia and became one of history’s most formidable military leaders.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Timur canonical 75
Tamerlane 15
Amir Timur 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turco-Mongol
conqueror
emperor
founder of state
historical figure
military leader
alsoKnownAs Timur
surface form: Tamerlane

Timur
surface form: Timur the Lame
birthDate 1336-04-09
birthPlace Chagatai Khanate
Kesh
Transoxiana
near Samarkand
birthYear 1336
burialPlace Gur-e-Amir
Samarkand
capitalOfRealm Samarkand
causeOfDeath illness during campaign against Ming China
child Jahangir Mirza
Miranshah
Shahrukh Mirza
Umar Shaikh Mirza I
claimedTitle Amir
Gurkani
Sword of Islam
deathDate 1405-02-18
deathPlace Otrar
near Shymkent
present-day Kazakhstan
deathYear 1405
defeated Bayezid I
Delhi Sultanate
Tokhtamysh
era 14th century
early 15th century
ethnicOrigin Turco-Mongol
founded Timurid dynasty
surface form: Timurid Empire

Timurid dynasty
grandchild Babur
surface form: Babur (through Timurid line as ancestor)

Ulugh Beg
historicalReputation one of history’s most formidable military leaders
influenced Timurid miniature painting
surface form: Timurid Renaissance in arts and science
knownFor brutal massacres
large-scale conquests
military strategy
patronage of arts and architecture
languageOfCourt Chagatai Turkic
legacy precursor of Mughal Empire through Babur
legitimizedRuleBy marriage into Genghisid line
notableBattle Battle of Ankara
Battle of Delhi (1398 sack of Delhi)
Battle of the Terek River
campaign against Tokhtamysh
patronage Islamic scholarship
Samarkand architecture
plannedCampaignAgainst Ming dynasty
predecessorState Chagatai Khanate
religion Sunni Islam
ruledRegion Central Asia
Iran
Mesopotamia
parts of Anatolia
parts of the Caucasus
parts of the Golden Horde territories
parts of the Indian subcontinent
spouse Saray Mulk Khanum
Saray Mulk Khanum
surface form: Tukal Khanum
usedTitle Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sword of Islam refersTo Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Saray Mulk Khanum spouse Timur
Jahangir Mirza father Timur
Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction) notableBearer Timur
subject surface form: Sahib-Qiran
Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction) notableBearer Timur
subject surface form: Sahib-Qiran
this entity surface form: Timur the Lame
Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction) usedBy Timur
subject surface form: Sahib-Qiran
Umar Shaikh Mirza I father Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Miranshah father Timur
Miranshah father Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Bibi-Khanym Mosque builtUnderRuleOf Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Bibi-Khanym Mosque patron Timur
Kas birthplaceOf Timur
Kas birthplaceOf Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Kas associatedWithPerson Timur
Ak-Saray Palace builder Timur
this entity surface form: Amir Timur
Ak-Saray Palace builder Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Dorus Saodat complex associatedWith Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Tokhtamysh ally Timur
Tokhtamysh enemy Timur
Abd al-Latif relative Timur
Sarai destroyedBy Timur
House of Timur namedAfter Timur
House of Timur foundedBy Timur
Baysunghur Mirza relative Timur
Amir Timur Square namedAfter Timur
this entity surface form: Amir Timur
Amir Timur Museum dedicatedTo Timur
this entity surface form: Amir Timur
Amir Timur Museum dedicatedTo Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane
Amir Timur Museum namedAfter Timur
this entity surface form: Amir Timur
Amir Timur Museum namedAfter Timur
this entity surface form: Tamerlane