Was Tamerlane a Sunni or Shiite Muslim?

by Harald_Hardrada

I have found very little scholarship on this issue, and what I have found states that his religious inclination was unclear. Is this true?

CptBuck

The encyclopedia of Islam's entry on Timur states "in belief, he was Sunnī, with a strong reverence for the family of the Prophet."

The entry was written by Beatrice Manz who is an expert in Timurid rule, so I would take that as definitive.