«Baber», in Encyclopaedia Britannica: «… Baber first tried to recover Samarkand, the former capital of the empire founded by his Mongol ancestor Timur Lenk …»
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, «Timur», 6th ed., Columbia University Press: «… Timur (timoor') or Tamerlane (tăm’urlān), c.1336-1405, Mongol conqueror, b. Kesh, near Samarkand. …», (LINKАрхивная копия от 15 мая 2012 на Wayback Machine)
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, «Timur», 6th ed., Columbia University Press: «… Timur (timoor') or Tamerlane (tăm’urlān), c.1336-1405, Mongol conqueror, b. Kesh, near Samarkand. …», (LINKАрхивная копия от 15 мая 2012 на Wayback Machine)