Timur

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Period of expansion

The next thirty years or so were spent in various wars and expeditions. Timur not only consolidated his rule at home by the subjugation of his foes, but sought extension of territory by encroachments upon the lands of foreign potentates. His conquests to the west and north-west led him among the Mongols of the Caspian Sea and to the banks of the Ural and the Volga; those to the south and south-West encompassed almost every province in Persia, including Baghdad, Karbala and Kurdistan.

Related Topics:
Mongols - Caspian Sea - Ural - Volga - Persia - Baghdad - Karbala - Kurdistan

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One of the most formidable of his opponents was Tokhtamysh, who after having been a refugee at the court of Timur became ruler both of the eastern Kipchak and the Golden Horde, and quarrelled with Timur over the possession of Khwarizm. Timur supported Tokhtamysh against Russians and Tokhtamysh, with armed support by Timur, invaded Russia and in 1382 captured Moscow. Later, Tokhtamysh turn against Timur and invaded Azerbaijan in 1385. It was not until 1395, in battle of Kur River, that the power of Tokhtamysh was finally broken.

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Tokhtamysh - Kipchak - Golden Horde - 1382 - Moscow - Azerbaijan - 1385 - 1395 - Battle of Kur River

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In 1383 Timur had captured Herat. After the death of

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1383 - Herat

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Abu Sa'id (1335), ruler of Ilkhanid Dynasty, in Persia was vacuum of power.

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Abu Sa'id - 1335 - Ilkhanid Dynasty - Persia

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