Sayyid Baraka

Sayyid Baraka (13431403) was a holy man of the commercial city of Tirmidh, and spiritual teacher and friend to the 14th century Central Asian conqueror Timur.[1] He was a fief of Andkhoy in Afghanistan, a town given to him by Timur.[2] Timur is buried facing the Sayyid in the same mausoleum,[1] Gur-e Amir, at Samarkand.[3]

Sayyid Baraka
Born1343
Died1403 (aged 5960)
OccupationHoly man of Tirmidh, Fief of Andkhoy
Known forMongol spiritual teacher to Timur

References

  1. Vasilij Vladimirovič Bartold. Four studies on the history of Central Asia, Volume 1. E.J. Brill; 1962. p. 19.
  2. V.V. Barthold. Four Studies on Central Asia. E.J. Brill archives; 1956. p. 59.
  3. Donovan Webster, Spencer Wells. Meeting the Family: One Man's Journey Through His Human Ancestry. National Geographic Society; 2010. ISBN 978-1-4262-0573-6. p. 208.


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