Tamerlane
Turco-Mongol military leader and conqueror (1336–1405) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timur (Emir Timur) or Tamerbeg (9 April 1336 – 17 February 1405) was a Turco-Uzbek conqueror in the 14th century who is regarded as one of history's greatest military leaders and strategists. He founded the Timurid Empire in 1370. The empire was large and included Transoxiana, parts of Turkestan, Afghanistan, Persia, Syria, Qurdistan, Baghdad, Georgia and Asia Minor. He successfully conquered southern Russia and parts of India. He invaded Delhi in 1398. He called himself "Sword of Islam". He is also known to have invented the Tamerlane Chess. In 1402, his vast empire stretched from Izmir on the Aegean coast in the west to Xinjiang in the east.
Timur the Great | |
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Reign | 1370-1405 |
Coronation | 1370, Balkh |
Predecessor | Amir Husayn |
Successor | Khalil Sultan |
Born | (1336-04-09)April 9, 1336 Kashkadarya Uzbekistan |
Died | February 17, 1405(1405-02-17) (aged 68) Otrar |
Burial | |
Spouse | Bibi Khanum |
House | Kyzer |
Father | Amir Taraghai |
Mother | Tekina Khatun |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
His nationality belongs to Uzbek but claiming to be his successor, he caused the death of thousands of people. Timur is considered the last of the great nomadic conquerors of the Eurasian Steppe and the wider Central Asia. His empire led to the Gunpowder Empires in the 1500s and 1600s, most notably the Mughal Empire of India.