Ulugh Beg was a prominent figure in the fields of mathematics (especially those relating to astronomy; his contributions include trigonometry and spherical geometry) and the arts and philosophy. He was supposed to speak five languages: Arabic, Persian, Turkic, Mongolian, and a little Chinese. Ulugh Beg's support helped the Timurid Empire reach its cultu…
Read moreOn this day, March 13, 1447, Timurid ruler of Persia and Transoxania, Shahrukh Mirza died in Rayy, Timurid Empire and buried in Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. His father, the Central Asian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), who founded the Timurid dynasty, was the Timurid emperor of the eastern part of the empire. Timur's fourth and youngest son, Shahru…
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