The Timurid Emperor Sultan Husayn Bayqara and Turkic poet and statesman, Ali-Shir Nava'i.

Bayqara and Nava’i were not only schoolmates but also served in the same government. They both changed the course of Asian history.

They are buried together in the city of Herat.

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There were 4 tasks that Sher Shah Suri on his deathbed regretted he was unable to accomplish.

*To shift the Afghans of his native Roh to Punjab as a shield against the Timurid-Mughals.

*To raze Lahore so that such a great city might not exist as an easy prey for the Timurids.

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Introducing the Timurid War Mammoth!

This is still a WIP the color/design might change but I wanted to show you what I've been working on!

The Timurid Empire create elaborate armor for their creatures taken to war. This will be a saddle skin that you can apply to your Mammoth

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Presenting our beloved characters:

The aunt who everybody looks up to— she has been to hell and back, and now she drinks from the skull of the devil himself. Meet Khanzada Begum, the Timurid matriarch.

with Mad Mughal Memes

https://t.co/3kHFgE5uif

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Genghis Khan was the atom bomb of his time, but his Timurid distant relatives in Afghanistan and Mughal descendants in India patronised some of the world's most beautiful art and architecture. Timurid-era Herat was one of the world's greatest cities for artists and scholars.

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OTD# (11th May 1857), the 1st parties of the 3rd cavalry from Meerut reached Delhi & declared Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India.

They saw in the Timurid-Mughal Emperor political, religious, & authoritative leadership for the struggle of independence.

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Illustration shows Tamerlane, Jagatai tribesman and Tajik pesant infantryman.

The Timurid army was multiethnic but Turkic/Mongol cavalry and Tajik infantry/siege forces made up the bulk of it.

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"What though the field be lost,
All is not lost.
The unconquerable will & courage,
Never submit or yield".

Apt words for the Timurid-Mughal Emperor Babur, who despite facing numerous trials, succeeded in the end through sheer will & courage.

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Did you know that Emperor Humayun was an adept archer? In fact he was considered as the most skilful archer in the history of the dynasty. It is said that no Timurid Emperor had suffered as many arrow wounds as Humayun had in his life.

Humayun target practising at Kandahar.

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Today (21st Sep 1687), the Timurid - Mughals under the command of Aurangzeb capture the fort of Golconda after an 8 month long siege.

This victory expanded the Mughal domains further south & brought to an end the Qutb Shahi dynasty.

Grootmogol Aurangzeb, Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693

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Different types of miniatures:

-Ottoman (Istanbul).

-Safavid (Shiraz).

-Timurid (Herat).

-Mughal (Delhi).

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What though the field be lost
All is not lost.
The unconquerable will & courage
Never submit or yield.

Apt words for the Timurid-#Mughal Emperor who despite facing numerous trials, succeeded in the end through sheer will & courage.

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laying out new layouts at Timurid Blitzkrieg speed

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On this day (21 April, 1526), Babur defeated the Lohdi's at the battle of Panipat, establishing the Timurid presence in Northern India.

In my view, Babur never established a new dynasty, but rather, revitalised the Timurids after they were ousted from Transoxiana.

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Born in 1775: Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad (1775-1862), last Mughal emperor as

Portrait by an Unknown Artist, ca. 1850


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Taking requests, promising a 1st pass. Here is Tamerlane after 1 hr.
"Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty."-wiki
(No more military leaders!😫) https://t.co/qQanZKzFSC

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"Zamburak" (#Persian زمبورک "Little Wasp") was a specialized form of self-propelled featuring small fired from swivel-mounts on

Zamburaks most likely originated in the Timurid or Safavid empires and became highly popular in the 18th century.

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