Amir Temur's legacy discussed in Beijing: Uzbek historian lectures on Timurid-era sources

On 24 October Azamat Ziyo, director of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, gave a lecture at Minzu University of China in Beijing. It was titled "Current issues and trends in the study of the history of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia: scholarly traditions and sources of Uzbekistan".

The lecture covered Amir Temur's role in Uzbek history, in the formation of national statehood and in world history, along with his historical legacy. It also discussed the historical sources of the Timurid era, their scholarly value and the current state of research in the field.

Faculty members and students from Beijing's higher education institutions and representatives of research centres took part.