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Timurid Empire

الدولة التيمورية

1370 CE · 771 AH† – 1507 CE · 913 AH† †

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

An empire established in 1370 CE and ended in 1507 CE.

Depth

At a glance

Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
Identifiers
Wikidata
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In time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Overview

The Timurid empire, founded in 1370 CE and ended in 1507 CE. 1

Dating

The two dates come from Wikidata alone, and a second source is needed before relying on them. The state belongs to the post-Mongol age, according to the museum's classification. 1

Connections

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Predecessor of
Safavid Iran

People and things also explored

Afonso de Albuquerque· Ismail I (Shah Ismail Safavi)· Safavid Iran

Sources

  1. Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Timurid Empire”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/timurid-empire/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Afonso de Albuquerque

Afonso de Albuquerque — 'al-Buqarq' in al-Salabi's text — the Portuguese commander who seized Hormuz and wrote Shah Ismail offering 'the fleet, the soldiers and the weapons to use against the Turkish forts in India; and should you wish to strike the lands of the Arabs or attack Mecca you will find me beside you in the Red Sea before Jeddah, or in Aden, Bahrain, Qatif or Basra'. His death, the book says, obstructed the Portuguese-Safavid alliance; the same pages record Portugal's declared aim of storming the Prophet's Mosque and taking the Prophet's remains to bargain for Jerusalem.