Tarih-i Ravzatus'Safa'ya göre Hüseyin Baykara dönemi

Hüseyin Baykara who is the founder of Timur State, coming from Amir Timur Gürgan's family, also known as Hüseyin bin Gıyaseddin Mansur Baykara based on data sources, was born in 1438. Hüseyin Baykara lost his father Gıyaseddin Mansur when he was seven years old. Then he took service with Mirza Ebu'l Kasım Babür receiving his mother's opinion. When Mirza Ebu'l Kasım Babür made peace with Sultan Ebu Said at Semerkând, Hüseyin Baykara went to Semerkând with the thought that taking service with Sultan Ebu Said by reason of their relationship by affinity. After he is treated gently for a few days, Sultan Ebu Said lost his trust to Sultan's sons because of Sultan Uveysi Mirza and arrested and imprisoned Hüseyin Baykara with his thirteen man. Then he got out of prison by request of his mother Firuze Begüm and Hüseyin Baykara took service with Ebu'l Kasım Babür again, until last days of Sultan's life. After the Sultan passed on, Hüseyin Baykara went to Merv Şah Cihan and he took the service with Mirza Muizzüddin Sencer, then he married with Mirza Sencer's daughter, and they lived a father-son relationship for a while. In the absence of Mirza Sencer, a disagreement arised between Hüseyin Baykara and Mirza Sencer's man. Because of this disagreement Hüseyin Baykara captured Merv but at the end of this conflict Hüseyin Baykara could not resist and retreated. Then Hüseyin Baykara captured Astarabad. He went to Ebu'l Hayır Han's place to take help against Sultan Ebu Said's man. Because of Ebu'l Hayır Han's death he could not take the help that he expected. In the later battles, he captured the Astarabad again. At the same year that he made a war in Turşiz region, he totally captured Horasan province. Hüseyin Baykara ascended the throne in Herat after Sultan Ebu Said's death. He dominated the Horasan, Sistan, Belh ve Hârizm provinces at the end of the war that is made with Mirza Yadigâr Muhammed. Meantime, Hüseyin Baykara battled with his amirs and sons, and he handled their rebellions. Hüseyin Baykara who cared the scientific researches and cultural studies passed on Baba İlahi region that he went to war with Özbek Khan, Muhammed Şeybani Han. After Hüseyin Baykara passed on, his sons could not protect the government that he founded and they lost this power. Keywords: Hüseyin Baykara, Mirhand, Handmir, Ali Şir Nevai