Sayyid Baraka

Sayyid Baraka
Born1343
Died1403 (aged 59–60)
Occupation(s)Holy man of Tirmidh, Fief of Andkhoy
Known forMongol spiritual teacher to Timur

Sayyid Baraka (1343–1403) was a holy man of the commercial city of Tirmidh, and spiritual teacher and friend to the 14th century Central Asian conqueror Timur. He was a fief of Andkhoy in Afghanistan, a town given to him by Timur. Timur is buried facing the Sayyid in the same mausoleum, Gur-e Amir, at Samarkand.

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