THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN THE EMPIRE OF THE TIMURIDS: A HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Timurid Empire, judicial system, Islamic law, Mongol customary law, legal pluralism, sovereignty, legal history, comparative law, international legal history, crime and punishment, justiceAbstract
This article provides a comparative legal analysis of the judicial system in the Timurid Empire (14th–15th centuries), placing it within the broader context of Islamic and Central Asian legal traditions. By drawing on modern foreign scholarship, including works by scholars such as David Morgan, Beatrice Forbes Manz, and Ann K. S. Lambton, the study investigates how Timur and his successors integrated Sharia (Islamic law) with Yasa (Mongol customary law) to create a hybrid system of justice. The paper compares the Timurid system to that of the Abbasid Caliphate and the Ilkhanate, revealing legal pluralism, centralized judicial oversight, and the strategic use of legal norms to legitimize political authority. Comparative Legal Analysis of the Judicial System in the Timurid Empire: A Historical Perspective in Light of Foreign Scholarship
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