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Timurid Wars of Succession

1405 CE – 1409 CE · 4 years

Timur's death on 17 February 1405 touched off a civil war among his grandsons. Khalil Sultan seized Samarkand and the treasury while Shah Rukh consolidated Khorasan from Herat, entering Samarkand unopposed on 13 May 1409 to rule a reduced but stable Timurid realm.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Khalil Sultan (Samarkand)
  • Shah Rukh (Herat, Khorasan)
  • Pir Muhammad (Kandahar)
  • Other Timurid princes

Key moments

Defining events in the Timurid Wars of Succession.

  1. 1405 Khalil Sultan's seizure of Samarkand
  2. 1407 Murder of Pir Muhammad
  3. 13 May 1409 Shah Rukh's entry into Samarkand

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