# Timur - Amir, founder of the Timurid Empire

URL: https://allhistories.com/iraq/rulers/timur
Reign: 1393 - 1405
Born-Died: 1336 - 1405
Dynasty: Timurid Empire
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur

The Central Asian conqueror Timur took Baghdad in 1393 and, after it was retaken by the Jalayirids, stormed it again in 1401, massacring many of its inhabitants and destroying much of the city. Timurid control of Iraq remained loose, and it collapsed soon after his death in 1405.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Sultan Ahmad Jalayir](https://allhistories.com/iraq/rulers/sultan-ahmad-jalayir)
- Next in list: [Qara Yusuf](https://allhistories.com/iraq/rulers/qara-yusuf)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1393 - [Timur takes Baghdad](https://allhistories.com/iraq/timeline/1393-timur-takes-baghdad)
- 1401 - [Timur's massacre at Baghdad](https://allhistories.com/iraq/timeline/1401-timur-s-massacre-at-baghdad)