Other monuments 6 Restoration 7 The mausoleum today 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links [ edit ] History Mughal Emperor , Humayun r. 1508 - 1556 Gur-e Amir , the mausoleum of Timur (Humayun's ancestor) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, ca 1405 AD., and the inspiration for