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Timur's Broken Ancestry and the Legitimacy Crisis
Timur stood at the apex of his power, ruler of Samarkand and conqueror from Delhi to Ankara, yet he remained an outsider in the Mongol world. Born a Barlas tribal leader in Transoxiana, he lacked the Genghisid bloodline required by the Yassa law to rule as Great Khan. This episode explores Timur’s intricate legitimacy crisis: how he bypassed tradition by marrying Sarai Mulk Khanum, daughter of the last legitimate Chagatai Khans, to become a son-in-law of the throne rather than its heir. We examine the political maneuvering behind his title Sahib-i Qiran, the role of the puppet Khans like…
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