On this day, 627 years ago, on December 17, 1398 (November 9, 1398, the lunar calendar), Timur captured Delhi. On December 17, 1398, Timur captured Delhi. Timur, meaning "iron" in the Chagatai language, 1336 - 1405) was the founder of the Timur Khanate. The Timur Empire (1370 - 1506) was a large empire founded by the Turkified Mongolian lame Timur (also translated as Temur, Timur, Temor, reigned from 1370 to 1405), centered on present-day Uzbekistan. At its peak, it spanned West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia from Georgia to India. The capital was Samarkand, the former capital of Huarazim, which was slaughtered by Genghis Khan's Mongolian Empire more than 100 years ago, and later moved its capital to Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. Uzbek tribe that died in Turk in 1506. His descendant Baber turned to India and founded the Mughal Dynasty. Comment: How many majestic empires are just a moment of dominance!