महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

[Header] Maharana Sāngā.

30 miles from Samarkand. Tamerlane be-
came Amir of Bokhara on 10th April A.D.
1370. He conquered Persia, a part of
Arabia and Mesopotamia. In A.D. 1398
he invaded India, took and plundered Delhi,
and returned home laden with rich booty.
He died at Atrar, 76 miles from Samarkand,
on 19th February 1405 A.D. He was a
great tyrant, and his oppressions and depreda-
tions are matters of history. He was suc-
ceeded by his son, Miran Shah, whose sixth
son, Sultan Mahmud Mirza, on his deathbed
placing his son Abu Sayid's hands in those
of Ulugh Beg, son of Mirza Shah Rukh,
a grandson of Timur, ruler of Khorasan,
recommended him to Ulugh Khan's protec-
tion.¹ Abu Sayid was born in A.D. 1427 and
became king of Turkistan and Afghanistan
at the age of 25. On 5 February 1469
he became a prisoner in a battle against
Uzan Husain, a Turkoman Chief, and was
put to death three days later. His fourth
son, Umar Shaikh Mirza, born in A.D. 1456,

[Footnote]
¹ Abu Sayid repaid the kindness and generosity of
Ulugh Beg by treachery.
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