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Samarkand founded as the capital of Timur's empire

Historical Context Note

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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 7.1.3: Mongol and Turkic Writing and Culture.

Domains

  • Founding of countries and cities

Dates

  • Date of occurrence 1369

Places

  • Uzbekistan (Location)

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