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Gur-e Amir

Samarkand, Uzbekistan · built 1403

The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir (Uzbek: Amir Temur maqbarasi, Goʻri Amir) is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It occupies an important place in the history of Turkestan's architecture as the precursor for and had influence on later Mughal tombs, including the Bagh-e-Babur in Kabul, Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Timur's descendants, the Mughals, that shaped Indian culture with Central Asian influences. The Mughals established the ruling Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent. The mausoleum has been heavily restored over the course of its existence.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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