1. What was Timur's intention in coming towards India? Elaborate.
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The Timurid Renaissance was a historical period in Asian and Islamic history spanning the late 14th, the 15th, and the early 16th centuries. Following the gradual downturn of the Islamic Golden Age, the Timurid Empire, based in Central Asia ruled by the Timurid dynasty, witnessed the revival of the arts and sciences. The movement spread across the Muslim world and left profound impacts on late medieval Asia.[1] The French word renaissance means "rebirth", and defines a period as one of cultural revival. The use of the term for the description of this period has raised reservations among scholars, some of whom see it as a swan song of Timurid culture.[1][2]
The Timurid Renaissance was marked simultaneously with the Renaissance movement in Europe.[3][4] It was described as equal in glory to the Italian Quattrocento.[2] The Timurid Renaissance reached its peak in the 15th century, after the end of the period of Mongol invasions and conquests.
Based on Persian-Islamic ideals,[5] the symbols of the Timurid Renaissance include the rebuilding of the Samarkand and the invention of Tamerlane Chess by Timur, the reign of Shah Rukh and his consort Gawhar Shad in Herat (a city which rivaled Florence of the Italian Renaissance as the center of a cultural rebirth),[6][7] the period of the astronomer and mathematician Ulugh Begh (along with notable polymaths and Islamic scholars), and the construction of additional learning centers by the art patron Sultan Husayn Bayqara.[8] The Timur reign experienced revived interest in classical Persian art. Large-scale building projects were undertaken, creating mausoleums, madrasas, and kitabhane - medieval Islamic book workshops. Mathematical and astronomical studies were reinvigorated, and at the beginning of the 16th century, mastering firearms was achieved.
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It is written very categorically in the historical chronicles that Taimur also came to India with the intention of converting the infidel Hindus to take on Islamic Religion to purify them from their sins and acquire the title of Gazi, further fulfilling the dreams of Changiz Khan.