Ulugh Beg's observatory at Samarkand

مرصد أولوغ بك بسمرقند

c. 1420 CE · 823 AH – c. 1420 CE · c. 823 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Samarqand

Ulugh Beg, Timur's grandson, raised his great observatory at Samarkand about 823/1420, producing with Qadizada and Ali Qushji the Sultanic tables 1.

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The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Persia & Central Asia
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141014201430 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Samarqand

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Qutham ibn al-Abbas's Death at Samarqand· Qutayba's Conquest of Samarqand· The lord of Samarqand betrays the Khwarazmians· Sultan Sanjar's defeat by the Turks beyond the river in 536· Sa'id ibn Uthman's Siege of Samarqand· The Beginning of Timur's Rise· Jumay' ibn Hadir's Ruling on Samarqand's Delegation· Mahmudkhodja Behbudiy

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  1. Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
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Qutham ibn al-Abbas's Death at Samarqand

Qutham ibn al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib died with Sa'id's army at Samarqand — some say martyred; hearing it, Ibn Abbas said 'what a distance between his birthplace and his grave' and turned to prayer, citing the verse on seeking help in patience and prayer. Earlier, offered five booty-shares by Sa'id at Khurasan, Qutham had asked only for one share for himself and one for his horse.