Sayyid Baraka | |
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Born | 1343 |
Died | 1403 |
Occupation | Holy man of Tirmidh, Fief of Andkhoy |
Known for | Mongol 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.