The Anatomy of a Regicide Attempt: Shāhrukh, the Ḥurūfīs, and the Timurid Intellectuals in 830/1426–27

Abstract

This article provides a contextual analysis of the assassination attempt on the Timurid ruler Shahrukh’s life on 21 February 1427 in Herat. According to the contemporary Timurid chroniclers, Ahmad-i Lur, a Hurufi by profession, tried to kill Shahrukh