Timurid History: Mosques, Madrasas and Mausoleums
Timurid patrons built courtyard mosques, residential madrasas, domed mausoleums and an astronomical observatory across Central Asia and Iran. Their surviving buildings range from restrained brick tombs to large tiled religious complexes. Explore the sites map for these structures, with articles distinguishing original plans and fabric from the substantial reconstruction of some familiar monuments.
Explore Timurid historic sites
Explore Timurid mosques, madrasas, mausoleums and the remains of Ulugh Beg’s observatory, with a map and site articles across Central Asia and Iran.
Daily life
Daily Life in the Timurid World
Explore Timurid daily life through the markets, households, feasts, clothing, worship, travel and work of Central Asian and Iranian courts.
History and society
From Timur’s 1370 base in Transoxiana, the dynasty governed provinces through princes, commanders, tax systems and courts. Herat and Samarkand became centres of scholarship and patronage.