10 facts about Tamerlan’s life that you won’t see in a textbook
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Great rulers of the East. Tamerlane
Timur was born in March 1336 in the village of Khoja-Ilgar, near the fortress of...
«The Iron Hammer: Who Tamerlane really was by nationality
Timur, or Tamerlane, as he was nicknamed in the West, belongs, along with Attila and...
The tomb of the great Genghis Khan — why it still cannot be found
This boundless land seems to be created to give birth to legends. Bottomless blue sky,...
Tamerlane’s tomb uncovered: what frightened the participants of this event
In 1941, a group of Soviet scientists conducted archaeological excavations in Tamerlane’s mausoleum. A day...
Tamerlane’s art of warfare. Battle of the Kondurcha River
In the last third of the XIV century, Amir Timur, a talented military leader and...
How was it possible to defeat Mongol horse archers?
Neither Chinese emperors, nor Turkic khans, nor Russian princes, nor Muslim emirs, nor European kings...
The mystery of Tamerlane’s death: historians argue about its causes, although the answer lies on the surface
The great Central Asian ruler Tamerlane died at the age of 68. The age for...
Tamerlane’s art of warfare. The Battle of Angora
In the early 15th century, the most powerful ruler of Central Asia was Amir Tamerlane...
How was Tamerlane’s army organized?
Tamerlane began his military career as a commander of a band of brigands, which at...