page_title: Gur-e-Amir
hierarchical_section_title: Gur-e-Amir
caption_attribution_description: English: The shrine of Tamerlane in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
context_page_description: The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It occupies an important place in the history of Central Asian Architecture as the precursor and model for later great Mughal architecture tombs, including Gardens of Babur in Kabul, Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Timur's Mughal descendants, Turco-Mongols that followed Indo-Persian culture with heavy Central Asian influences, and who successively married into the Hindu Rajput dynastiesof the Indian subcontinent and became Indianised over time. Mughals established the ruling Mughal dynasty of the Indian Subcontinent. The mausoleum has been heavily restored.
context_section_description: The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir (Uzbek: Amir Temur maqbarasi, Go'ri Amir, Persian: گورِ امیر‎) is a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It occupies an important place in the history of Central Asian Architecture as the precursor and model for later great Mughal architecture tombs, including Gardens of Babur in Kabul, Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Timur's Mughal descendants, Turco-Mongols that followed Indo-Persian culture with heavy Central Asian influences, and who successively married into the Hindu Rajput dynastiesof the Indian subcontinent and became Indianised over time. Mughals established the ruling Mughal dynasty of  the Indian Subcontinent. The mausoleum has been heavily restored.
caption: Exterior view of the Gur-e Amir
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