Disintegration of the Timurid Empire

T he sudden death of Timur in 1405 was a serious blow to the unity of the empire. In the east, the rulers of the Moghulistan (which roughly corresponded with Jetysuu and surrounding areas in eastern Turkistan) laid claims on the Kashgar and Farghona valleys and Maveranahr. On the great Eurasian steppe the rulers of the Golden Horde recovered from the defeat inflicted by Timur’s armies and began regular raids on the prosperous areas in Khwarezm. In the west, Turkomans regularly raided the western provinces and cities. The greatest challenge, however, was coming from within the empire. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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