After the Ilkhanate fell, local dynasties divided Iran until Timur (Tamerlane) conquered it from the 1380s. His heirs in Herat and Samarkand sponsored art and science, while the Qara Qoyunlu and Aq Qoyunlu Turkmen ruled the west.
| Period | 1335–1501 |
|---|---|
| Covers | Local dynasties, Timur, the Timurid renaissance and the Turkmen confederations |
Pages in this era
- The Chobanids and Jalayirids
- The Injuids and Muzaffarids of Shiraz
- The Sarbadars of Sabzevar
- Khwaju Kermani and Poets of the 14th Century
- Hafez of Shiraz
- Timur (Tamerlane)
- Timur’s Campaigns in Iran
- Timur and the Battle of Ankara (1402)
- Shahrukh and Herat
- Goharshad Begum
- Ulugh Beg and the Samarkand Observatory
- The Timurid Renaissance
- The Qara Qoyunlu (Black Sheep Turkmen)
- The Blue Mosque of Tabriz
- Sultan Husayn Bayqara
- Jami: The Last Great Classical Persian Poet
- Kamal al-Din Behzad and Persian Miniature Painting
- The Aq Qoyunlu (White Sheep Turkmen)
- The Safaviyya Sufi Order of Ardabil
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