Timur , among his other names, commonly known as Tamerlane in the West, was a 14th century Turko-Mongol conqueror of much of western and Central Asia, and founder of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia, which survived until 1857 as the Mughal Empire of India....
The Timurids, self-designated Gurkani , were a Persianate society Central Asian Sunni Islam dynasty of originally Turko-Mongol descent whose empire included the whole of Central Asia, Iran, modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as large parts of India, Mesopotamia and Caucasus.... (Gurkani dynasty)
The Timurid Emirates were parts of the Timurid dynasty left behind after its collapse, mainly petty kingdoms run by members of the Timurid dynasty, having been put in positions of power while the empire was at its peak....
