The history of my hometown 1

Amir Temur Taragai Mukhamad Bakhodir ugli was born on April 9 (8), 1336 in the settlement of Khoja Ilgor which was located ten kilometers from the town of Shakhrisabz. In the Middle Ages Shakhrisabz’s name was Kesh.
In Europe he was known as Tamerlane or Tumberlane. The name was derived from the Persian Timur - i lang, "Temur the Lame" by Europeans during the 16th century. His father Taragai Mukhammad Bakhodir came from the Barlas clan and he belonged to the elite of the clan. Amir Temur’s mother Tegina Begim Mokh (according to some sources - Nekina)