Encyclopædia Britannica, "Timurid Dynasty", Online Academic Edition, 2007. "Turkic dynasty descended from the conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), renowned for its brilliant revival of artistic and intellectual life in Iran and Central Asia. ... Trading and artistic communities were brought into the capital city of Herat, where a library was founded, and the capital became the centre of a renewed and artistically brilliant Persian culture."
Dale, 1998, pp. 43-51. Dale, Stephen Frederic (abril 1998). «The Legacy of the Timurids». Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society(en inglés) (Cambridge University Press) 8 (1): 43-58.