Samarkand

Examples of Samarkand in the following topics:

• Islamic Glass Making

  • Aleppo ceased to be a major center after the Mongol invasion of 1260, and Timur appears to have ended the Syrian industry around 1400 by carrying off the skilled workers to Samarkand.
  • Aleppo ceased to be a major center after the Mongol invasion of 1260, and Timur appears to have ended the Syrian industry around 1400 by carrying off the skilled workers to Samarkand.

• Expansion Throughout Central and Western Asia

  • His son Jochi led the first division into the northeast, and the second division under Jebe marched secretly to the southeast to form, with the first division, a pincer attack on Samarkand.
  • The attack on the Khwarazm capital, Samarkand, was decisive and left the local population depleted and in tatters.

• The East

  • Axial symmetry is a characteristic of all major Timurid structures, notably the Shah-e Zendah in Samarkand and the mosque of Gowhar Shad in Mashhad.