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Umar
Shaykh
Lord of Fars
(c1354–94x)
Biographical
The second son of Timur, he was governor of Persia during the lifetime
of his father, and was killed in battle, aged 40 years. Baiqara Mirza
who succeeded him was one of his sons.
He was born between 1354 or 1355
Sources
1. H.G. Keene. An Oriental Biographical Dictionary Founded on Materials Collected by Thomas William Beale. London: W. H. Allen & Co., Limited, 1894.
2. B.F. Manz. Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran. Cambridge, etc.: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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