Timurid dynasty

<p>The Timurid dynasty, self-designated as Gurkani , was the ruling dynasty of the <a href="/facts/Timurid_Empire/pyjayK7C">Timurid Empire</a> (1370–1507). It was a <a href="/facts/Sunni_Islam/WYo0zeq0">Sunni Muslim</a> dynasty belonging from <a href="/facts/Barlas_Clan/ShfKzsxb">Barlās Clan</a> of <a href="/facts/Turco-Mongol/BTzSzvw1">Turco-Mongol</a> origin descended from the warlord <a href="/facts/Timur/pkQEWrRH">Timur</a> (also known as Tamerlane). The word "Gurkani" derives from "Gurkan", a Persianized form of the Mongolian word "Kuragan" meaning "son-in-law". This was an honorific title used by the dynasty as the Timurids were in-laws of the line of <a href="/facts/Genghis_Khan/2cmqeW6a">Genghis Khan</a>, founder of the <a href="/facts/Mongol_Empire/cfddtfIK">Mongol Empire</a>, as Timur had married <a href="/facts/Saray_Mulk_Khanum/JPSrYHa2">Saray Mulk Khanum</a>, a direct descendant of <a href="/facts/Genghis_Khan/2cmqeW6a">Genghis Khan</a>. Members of the Timurid dynasty signaled the <a href="/facts/Timurid_Renaissance/CdpnSpmU">Timurid Renaissance</a>, and they were strongly influenced by <a href="/facts/Persian_culture/3nU0YMQH">Persian culture</a> and established two significant <a href="/facts/Empire/dsjWjBBd">empires</a> in history, the <a href="/facts/Timurid_Empire/pyjayK7C">Timurid Empire</a> (1370–1507) based in <a href="/facts/Persia/24yukge8">Persia</a> and <a href="/facts/Central_Asia/rB8k0CyT">Central Asia</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Mughal_Empire/yRg2kAy5">Mughal Empire</a> (1526–1857) based in the <a href="/facts/Indian_subcontinent/0XUWGXpx">Indian subcontinent</a>.
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Timurid dynasty