Sayyid Baraka Explained

Sayyid Baraka
Birth Date:1343
Occupation:Holy man of Tirmidh, Fief of Andkhoy
Known For:Mongol spiritual teacher to Timur

Sayyid Baraka (1343 - 1403) 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, Gur-e Amir, at Samarkand.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Four studies on the history of Central Asia, Volume 1 . Vasilij Vladimirovič Bartold . 1962 . E.J. Brill . B0007ISQB0 . 19.
  2. Book: V.V. Barthold . Four Studies on Central Asia . E.J. Brill archives . 1956 . 59 .
  3. Book: Meeting the Family: One Man's Journey Through His Human Ancestry . Donovan Webster, Spencer Wells . 208 . 2010 . National Geographic Society . 978-1-4262-0573-6.

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