ابتداء خروج تمرلنك
ابتداء خروج تمرلنك
c. 1372 CE · 773 AH
In 773 began Timur's emergence — he ruined the lands and destroyed the people, ranging till he died on the night of Wednesday 17 Sha'ban 807, prompting the verse: 'what the Tatars did — had they seen Timur's deeds, that was the greater; his ill omen would have been the worse'. Of peasant stock, he began stealing and cutting the road, then joined the service of the sultan's horse-master and rose without end 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
His origin
Al-Suyuti relates that his origin was among the sons of peasants, who grew up stealing and robbing on the road, then joined the service of the master of the sultan's horses, and after his death was placed in his position, and he continued to rise. This is al-Suyuti's description. 2
Al-Suyuti's judgement
Al-Suyuti describes what he did as ruining the lands and destroying the people, and quotes a verse comparing his deeds with those of the Tatars. 2
In the text someone was asked about the year of his rising, and that report needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- تمرلنك
People and things also explored
Ibn Khaldun's Audience with Timur beneath Damascus· أحمد بن أويس الجلائري· Toqtamish ibn Burdbik, lord of Saray· تمرلنك
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 758-759
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.758-759
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islam.museum contributors. “ابتداء خروج تمرلنك”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/timur-rise-773/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.