Timur's Death on the China Campaign (Otrar)

1405 CE · Otrar (Güney Kazakistan) · political

Timur left Samarkand on 27 November 1404 for a great campaign against Ming China; he fell ill and died at Otrar on 18 February 1405.

His body was brought to Samarkand and buried in the Gur-i Amir. **Significance:** the China campaign was left unfinished, and the empire fell into a struggle for the throne among his sons and grandsons.

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What was Timur's Death on the China Campaign (Otrar)?
Timur left Samarkand on 27 November 1404 for a great campaign against Ming China; he fell ill and died at Otrar on 18 February 1405.
When did Timur's Death on the China Campaign (Otrar) happen?
1405 CE
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Otrar (Güney Kazakistan)