While Timur was undertaking his military campaigns, conditions were very difficult with widespread poverty. al-Kashi lived in poverty, like so many others at this time, and devoted himself to astronomy and mathematics while moving from town to town.
Habang Timur ay sa libing ng kanyang mga kampanya militar, kondisyon ay mahirap na may malawakang kahirapan. al-Kashi nanirahan sa kahirapan, tulad ng sa gayon maraming mga iba sa oras na ito, at mapagmahal kanyang sarili sa astronomy, at sa matematika habang lumilipat mula sa bayan sa bayan.