Teacher and close companion of Timur. He is the only person buried in the Gur-i Amir mausoleum in Samarkand who was not a member of the dynasty.
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Engin Beksaç · vol. 14, pp. 197-199, entry “GÛR-ı EMÎR”
- Encyclopaedia Iranica — Hamid Algar · vol. Vol. XIII, Fasc. 5, pp. 449-456, entry “IRAN ix. Religions in Iran (2.2) Mongol and Timurid Periods”
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Tentative Lists / Nomination Files
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