Jusqu’à XVᵉ siècle
Central Asia, Syria, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Transcaucasia, Russia, and India
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Timur was a Central Asian conqueror whose armies threatened the Mamluk sphere during the transition from the fourteenth to the fifteenth century. His forces invaded Asia Minor in 1387, captured Baghdad in 1391, and devastated northern Syria at the end of 1400, defeating the Mamluk army near Damascus. After defeating the Ottomans in 1402 and taking Bayezid I prisoner, Timur died in Central Asia in 1405 while preparing a campaign against China.
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Timur appeared in the extract as the leader of mixed Turkish and Mongol warrior forces advancing through the eastern Islamic world. His rise created a danger more immediate than the Ottoman challenge, which had been approaching the Mamluk sphere from Anatolia. The Mamluk state, the Golden Horde, the Ottoman state, and the principality of Siwas briefly formed an alliance in response, although Timur’s other campaigns prevented an immediate attack on Mamluk territory.
Timur’s armies invaded Asia Minor in 1387 and captured Baghdad six years later, followed by the conquest of Mesopotamia. The threat to Syria intensified after revolts among Mamluk governors weakened the region. At the end of 1400, Timur swept through northern Syria, sacked its major towns, massacred inhabitants, and defeated the Mamluk army led by Faraj near Damascus.
The Syrian campaign had lasting consequences even though Timur did not permanently occupy the Mamluk realm. Cities were destroyed and depopulated, and craftsmen were deported to Central Asia, reducing Syria’s productive capacity. Timur later defeated the Ottomans in 1402 and captured Bayezid I, then died in Central Asia in 1405 while preparing to campaign against China.
Jusqu’à XVᵉ siècle
Central Asia, Syria, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Transcaucasia, Russia, and India
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Timur was a Central Asian conqueror whose armies threatened the Mamluk sphere during the transition from the fourteenth to the fifteenth century. His forces invaded Asia Minor in 1387, captured Baghdad in 1391, and devastated northern Syria at the end of 1400, defeating the Mamluk army near Damascus. After defeating the Ottomans in 1402 and taking Bayezid I prisoner, Timur died in Central Asia in 1405 while preparing a campaign against China.
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Le récit
Timur appeared in the extract as the leader of mixed Turkish and Mongol warrior forces advancing through the eastern Islamic world. His rise created a danger more immediate than the Ottoman challenge, which had been approaching the Mamluk sphere from Anatolia. The Mamluk state, the Golden Horde, the Ottoman state, and the principality of Siwas briefly formed an alliance in response, although Timur’s other campaigns prevented an immediate attack on Mamluk territory.
Timur’s armies invaded Asia Minor in 1387 and captured Baghdad six years later, followed by the conquest of Mesopotamia. The threat to Syria intensified after revolts among Mamluk governors weakened the region. At the end of 1400, Timur swept through northern Syria, sacked its major towns, massacred inhabitants, and defeated the Mamluk army led by Faraj near Damascus.
The Syrian campaign had lasting consequences even though Timur did not permanently occupy the Mamluk realm. Cities were destroyed and depopulated, and craftsmen were deported to Central Asia, reducing Syria’s productive capacity. Timur later defeated the Ottomans in 1402 and captured Bayezid I, then died in Central Asia in 1405 while preparing to campaign against China.
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