Timur
WHS conquered by Timur. Timur or Tamerlane was a 14th century Turco-Mongol conqueror of much of western and Central Asia.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aleppo | ||
| Baalbek | ||
| Damascus | ||
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | In 1394, Timur surrounded Diyarbakır and was able to enter the city through a hole on the city wall, and demolished many buildings. (AB ev) | |
| Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | "The Mausoleum was built at the end of the 14th century by the order of Timur" (AB ev) | |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | ||
| Mtskheta | Ravaged it in the 15th century | |
| Pergamon | The city fell to the Ottomans in 1345, then briefly to the Mongols under Timur before being taken again by the Ottomans under Murat II (1421-1451)(AB ev) | |
| Samarkand | ||
| Shakhrisyabz |
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