REVIEW OF HISTORIANS' CHRONICLES OF THE 14th - 16th CENTURY ON AMIR TIMUR'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF SAMARKAND

The article highlights the scientific works of historians, chroniclers, and great minds who lived, created, and traveled the Middle East and Central Asia meticulously keeping diaries of their observations in the 14th–16th centuries. The value of the historical chronicles by medieval authors, who dedicated years to studying the history, development, and establishment of the Timurid dynasty — its traditions, military campaigns, victorious conquests, culture, architecture, and garden art — is undeniable.