Emir Timur. In the middle of the square is the bronze Amir Timurs equestrian statue. Timur later Timūr Gurkānī also known as Amir Timur or Tamerlane Timur the Lame was a Turco-Mongol Persianate warlord and the founder and the first monarch of the Timurid dynasty.
With the coming of the Mongol armies in 1360 and 1361 Timur in the tradition of conquered princes became a willing vassal of the Mongols. An emir warlord took power there. Although Amir Timur already prepared a mausoleum for himself in his native Shakhrisabz it was Gur Emir that became his tomb and a burial place of his descendants.
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With the coming of the Mongol armies in 1360 and 1361 Timur in the tradition of conquered princes became a willing vassal of the Mongols. With the coming of the Mongol armies in 1360 and 1361 Timur in the tradition of conquered princes became a willing vassal of the Mongols. He also earned the stature of a brutal commander. Although Amir Timur already prepared a mausoleum for himself in his native Shakhrisabz it was Gur Emir that became his tomb and a burial place of his descendants.