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1307-1501, Timurid Empire. Interesting Gold 1/4 Ashrafi Coin. (VF-XF!) 0.71gm!

Mint Place: Uncertain Culture: Timurid Empire Condition: The reverse struck off-center, otherwise VF-XF! Denomination: 1/4 Ashrafi Diameter: 11mm Weight: 0.71gm

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The Timurid Empire (Persian: تیموریان‎, Timuriyān), self-designated as Gurkani (Persian: گورکانیان‎, Gurkāniyān), was a Persianate  Turco-Mongol empire comprising modern-day Persia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, much of Central Asia, as well as parts of contemporary India, Pakistan, Syria and Turkey. The empire was founded by Timur (also known as Tamerlane), a warlord of Turco-Mongol lineage, who established the empire between 1370 and his death in 1405. He envisioned himself as the great restorer of the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan and, while not descended from Genghis, regarded himself as Genghis's heir and associated much with the Borjigin. The ruling Timurid dynasty, or Timurids, lost most of Persia to the Aq Qoyunlu confederation in 1467, but members of the dynasty continued to rule smaller states, sometimes known as Timurid emirates, in Central Asia and parts of India. In the 16th century, Babur, a Timurid prince from Ferghana (modern Uzbekistan), invaded Kabulistan (modern Afghanistan) and established a small kingdom there, and from there 20 years later he invaded India to establish the Mughal Empire.