The video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking a high school or college level world history course. This section discusses the Timurid Empire that was established after the Black Death ravaged the Ilkhanate.

Jade cup that belonged to one of the great leaders of the Timurid Empire. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, tells the story of a cup once owned by Ulugh Beg, who built the great observatory in Samakand and has a crater on...