Timurid

(noun)

A dynasty of Turco-Mongol lineage descended from Timur, a 14th century conqueror who established empires in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

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Examples of Timurid in the following topics:

  • The East

    • The name Mughal is derived from the original homelands of the Timurids, the Central Asian steppes once conquered by Genghis Khan and hence known as Moghulistan, "Land of Mongols. " Although early Mughals spoke the Chagatai language and maintained some Turko-Mongol practices, they became essentially Persianized and transferred the Persian literary and high culture to India, thus forming the base for the Indo-Persian culture and the spread of Islam in South Asia.
    • Timurid architecture is the pinnacle of Islamic art in Central Asia, and many architectural features of this time were incorporated into later Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal architecture.
    • Axial symmetry is a characteristic of all major Timurid structures, notably the Shah-e Zendah in Samarkand and the mosque of Gowhar Shad in Mashhad.

  • Islamic Ceramics

    • Techniques, shapes, and decorative motifs of Chinese ceramics were admired and emulated by Islamic potters, especially after the Mongol and Timurid invasions.

  • Architecture of the Mughal Period

    • The architecture was a synthesis of Persian, Turkic, Timurid Iranian, Central Asian, and Indian Hindu and Muslim styles.

  • Painting under the Sultanate of Delhi

    • Features of Delhi Sultanate paintings that are based on Indian traditions include groups of people standing in rows and identical poses, narrow bands of decoration running across the width of the painting, and bright and unusual colors that replace the muted hues found in earlier Timurid paintings.