Timur conquers Herat and absorbs Khorasan

1381

The great Persian cultural city fell to Timur's armies, its Kart dynasty extinguished. Unlike Urgench, Herat was spared destruction - Timur recognized its value as a center of Persian learning and art. Under his successors, Herat would become the Timurid Renaissance's brightest jewel, home to Bihzad's miniatures and Jami's poetry.