The Timurid dynasty ( Persian : تیموریان ) , self-designated Gurkānī ( Persian : گوركانى ) , was a Sunni Muslim Persianate dynasty of Turco-Mongol lineage which ruled over modern-day Iran , Afghanistan , much of Central Asia , as well as parts of contemporary Pakistan , India , Mesopotamia , Anatolia and the Caucasus .
The Timurid Empire included all of Iran , modern Afghanistan , and modern Central Asia , as well as large parts of contemporary Pakistan , Mesopotamia , Anatolia and the Caucasus .