This tragic event showed how violent the internal rivalries within the Timurid state had become. Abdullatif himself was killed six months later. Timurid dominion over Samarkand began to weaken. (Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam; Sabah)
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Frequently asked questions
- What was The Murder of Ulugh Beg?
- The great scholar and ruler Ulugh Beg was deposed by his son Abdullatif and killed on 27 October 1449.
- When did The Murder of Ulugh Beg happen?
- 1449 CE
- Where did The Murder of Ulugh Beg take place?
- Semerkant, Özbekistan