https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8 en-us 2022-10-04 04:37:46 UTC 2026-02-08 16:46:42 UTC hello@padlet.com 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2324996050 In 1335 there was an outbreak of the bubonic plague in Persia which killed 30% of its population as well as its king. This greatly destabilized the region making it much easier for Timur to later conquer the area. 
(Social)]]> 2022-10-04 04:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2324996050 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2324998470 In 1336 Timur was born into the Turkic Barlas Mongols located in Transoxiana. Timur would later conquer this area to help the spread of his massive empire. 
(Political)]]> 2022-10-04 04:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2324998470 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325001280 In 1370 Timur assassinated Husayn, the current head of the khans. By doing this Timur put himself in power claiming he was the restorer of the Mongol Empire, giving himself a foothold of power in the region. 
(Political)]]> 2022-10-04 04:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325001280 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325003552 In 1381 once Herat fell under the control of Timur it was connected to the Silk Road. This became a thriving trade route  and a major trade center for Timur's vast empire. 
(Economic)]]> 2022-10-04 04:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325003552 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325006210 In 1389 Timur commissioned the building of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. It was planned to be one of the greatest mausoleums built during Timur's reign and a sign of his powerful empire and wealth. However, following his death construction on the mausoleum stopped. 
(Artistic)]]> 2022-10-04 04:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325006210 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325009816 In 1400 Timur sent one of his men to Damascus which resulted in the assassination of the Mamluk viceroy Sunden. This would cause Timur to lay siege on the city lead to the burning of the mosques in the city as well as the murder of 30,000 people. It was said that Timur's men made pyramids out of the skulls of their victims. 
(Religious)]]> 2022-10-04 04:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325009816 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325010049 In 1404 Timur had a tomb built with the intention of one day placing his grandson to rest there. The tomb was lavishly built and was extremely beautiful. However, following Timur's sudden death in 1405 he would be buried there instead. The rest of Timur's family would also be buried here. 
(Artistic)]]> 2022-10-04 04:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325010049 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325016004 In 1405 Timur would have been approximately 70 years old and reaching the end of his days where he could still fight himself. One of his last remaining goals was to lay conquest of China. He and his men would leave in early 1405 and would encounter harsh winter conditions on their journey North. 
(Near)]]> 2022-10-04 05:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325016004 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325017935 In February of 1405 Timur sent out to conquer China as one of the last areas left for him to conquer. However, while en route to China Timur contracted a fever. This fever would kill him on February 18th or 19th of 1405. 
(Political)]]> 2022-10-04 05:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325017935 7004086 https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325020368 During 1417 to 1420 Timur's grandson Ulugh Beg would build a college in the city of Samarkand. Here Ulugh would study and make major achievements in both mathematics and astronomy. 
(Intellectual)]]> 2022-10-04 05:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/7004086/azqfxooox0zyttu8/wish/2325020368