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Muhammad Shaybani

Also known as Muhammad Shaybani Khan

Muhammad Shaybani was the leader of the Uzbeks who conquered Transoxiana and Khorasan in the early sixteenth century. He drove the Timurids from Samarkand and Herat, ending the Timurid Empire. He was defeated and killed by the Safavid shah Ismail I in 1510.

Muhammad Shaybani
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Timurid EmpireMilitary, DeclineKazakh KhanateFoundation

Mentioned in 4 state histories

Ulus of ShibanUzbek KhanateKhanate of BukharaKhanate of Khiva

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Muhammad Shaybani. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muhammad-shaybani
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