What became of the Ottoman Empire’s most famous executioner?
Screex The executioner Kara Ali is only mentioned in “The Magnificent Century”. Despite the desire to tell the story of such a celebrity, the screenwriters did not go for such a…
Was Tamerlane a good individual fighter?
"Timur was tall and of good build, as if he belonged to the remnants of the Amalekites ... mighty in strength and courage ... sturdy in body, broad shouldered, with…
Tamerlane’s campaign against the Golden Horde
In 1395-1396. Timur carried out a second invasion of the Horde lands. This time he moved not to the eastern uluses devastated by the previous invasion, but to the rich…
Who will wake up Tamerlane: a curse that became a reality
Among ancient artifacts and tombs filled with mysteries, one of the most intriguing stories is related to Emperor Tamerlane and his tomb in Samarkand. The curse placed on his rest…
A Mongol warrior of the Golden Horde was unearthed in Moldavia
One of the main arguments of deniers of invasion of Batyi to Russia is absence of archaeological finds of the Mongolian war. Mol nothing was found, so the Mongols were…
Who built the pyramids out of skulls?
The great conqueror Tamerlane built pyramids of the skulls of the people he killed after his victories. The tallest of them had 70,000 skulls.Tamerlane was called “the ruler of the…
Exhumation of Tamerlane: why Stalin actually ordered the opening of Timur’s tomb
The beginning of the Great Patriotic War and the opening of Tamerlane's tomb, whether by chance or not, coincided exactly in time. The most detailed account of this was given…
Sword of Tamerlane. The story of the mysterious disappearance of the legendary weapon
Sword of Tamerlane. The story of the mysterious disappearance of a legendary weapon The Sword of Tamerlane is not just a weapon, but a true legend that has thrilled the…
10 facts about Tamerlan’s life that you won’t see in a textbook
Timur ibn Taragai Barlas (Tamerlane) Fact #1. Uzbek, Turk or Mongol. Who is he ? From the full name of Tamerlane - Timur ibn Taragai Barlas, it follows that he…
Great rulers of the East. Tamerlane
Timur was born in March 1336 in the village of Khoja-Ilgar, near the fortress of Kesh (modern Uzbek city of Shakhrisabz). In that era, the ruler of Kesh was a…