Tombs of the Temurids
There are tombs of three other Temurid governors in Gur-Emir. They were sons of Temur - Miranshah (1366-1408), Shahruh (1377-1447) and his grandson Mirzo Ulugbeg (1396-1408). Miranshah was the third son of Temur. At the age of 20, Miranshah defeated the troops of Tokhtamish-khan in the Caucasus. In the 1390s he became a governor of the western regions. In 1408 Miranshah was killed in the battle against the Turkmens. Later his remains were transferred to Maverannahr and reburied in Gur-Emir.
The youngest son of Amir Temur, Shahruh was enthroned in Khurasan when he was 20. He became a supreme governor upon father's death. He gave Maverannahr to his son Mirzo Ulugbeg who had reigned there for forty years. Shahruh dead during a military campaign and was buried in Heart. Ulugbeg twice came to Khurasan and finally took Heart throne. Then remains of Shahruh were reburied in rebellion. He dethroned the father and organized his murder. In his own turn, Abdullatif was soon dethroned, and remains of Ulugbeg were buried in Gur-Emir.





