Timur

Timur

Timur

Founder of Timurid Empire

Reign – 9 April 1370 to 14 February 1405

Father – Amir Taraghai

Born – 9 April 1336

Died – 19 February 1405

Timur was historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane. He was the founder of Timurid Empire in Persia and the first ruler in the Timurid dynasty.

 Timur was born at Kaish in Transoxiana in A.D. 1336. His father Amir Taraghai, was the head of Gurga or Chagtai branch of the Turks. Timur was very able and intelligent from his very childhood. He was endowed with qualities of a brave soldier and a great commander from the very beginning. His father paid his best attention towards his early education. Military education was imparted to him in due course of time but he was more inclined towards military training than to abolish knowledge. By the time he was fourteen. He became well versed in the use of sword and horse riding. He became the head of his clan after the death of his father. Timur had to face difficulties from the beginning which made him stern and strong. He injured one of his legs on the battlefield and therefore came to be known in history as Timur the Lame.

Timur was efficient and ambitious. Soon he achieved victory against his opponents and the Turkish nobles being impressed by his ability and capability accepted him as their leader. In A.D. 1369 at the age of 33 Timur ascended the throne of Samarkand. After this the process of extension of his empire began. Timur extended his territory after conquering various countries of Central Asia by dint of his courage and ambition. The ruler of Khwarizm, Mesopotamia, Persia and Afghanistan surrendered before him and his successes inflamed his imperialistic tendency. India was not very far from Persia. The wealth of India attracted him and he immediately made a plan to invade the conquer India.

In 1398, Timur invaded northern India, attacking the Delhi sultanate ruled by Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq of the Tughlaq Dynasty. He was opposed by Ahirs and faced some reversals from the Jats but the Sultanate at Delhi did nothing to stop him. After crossing the Indus River on 30 September 1398, he sacked Tulamba and massacred its inhabitants. Then he advanced and captured Multan by October. The capture of the Delhi Sultanate was one of Timur’s greatest victories.

Timur preferred to fight his battles in the spring. However, he died in route during an uncharacteristic winter campaign. In December 1404, Timur began military campaigns against Ming China and detained a Ming envoy. Timur was buried in Gul-i-Amir and his mausoleum in Samarkand.

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