Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Samarkand
In the 14
th
century, Samarkand was revived in an area to the south. Amir Timur (1336-1405),
the governor of the Western Chaga-tai Ulus, made it his capital. Amir Timur formed a huge
empire, from India up to the Mediterranean, which lasted a few decades. Samarkand became
a symbol of his new empire.
Amir Timur died during a great Chinese campaign and was buried in Gur-Emir Mausoleum.
There are tombs of three other Timurid governors in Gur-Emir. They were sons of Timur-
Miranshah (1366-1408), Shahruh (1377-1447) and his grandson Mirzo Ulugbeg (1396-1449).
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