"Timurids". The Columbia Encyclopedia (Sixth ed.). New York City: Columbia University. คลังข้อมูลเก่าเก็บจากแหล่งเดิมเมื่อ 2006-12-05. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2006-11-08.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, "Timurid Dynasty", Online Academic Edition, 2007. (Quotation: "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.")
"Timurids". The Columbia Encyclopedia (Sixth ed.). New York City: Columbia University. คลังข้อมูลเก่าเก็บจากแหล่งเดิมเมื่อ 2006-12-05. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2006-11-08.
