Tamerlane
Full Name: Tamerlane
Nationality:
Profession: Turkic Conqueror
Why Famous: Conquered West, South and Central Asia and founded the Timurid dynasty.
Born: April 9, 1336
Birthplace: Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
Star Sign: Aries
Died: February 14, 1405 (aged 68)
Historical Events in the Life of Tamerlane
- 1398-12-17 Timur (Tamerlane) captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alight and charging them at the Sultans armoured elephants
- 1401-07-09 Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000
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