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 19, 1405 (aged 68)
Historical Events
- 1398-12-17 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 Sultan's armored elephants
- 1401-07-09 Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000
Enver Pasha
Mehmed the Conqueror
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Selim II
Suleiman the Magnificent