Timur, or Tamerlane, was the last great nomadic nomadic conqueror of Asia, and founder of the Timurid Empire and Dynasty. During his zenith, he commanded an empire which stretched from modern-day Turkey to Nepal. Most of Timur's life was spent in military conquest. His military expansions often involved the wholsale slaughter and genocide of the conquered peoples, leaving dead hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers and civilians. The life and analysis of Timur's reign can be divided into three areas: military conquest, governance, and downfall. Upon examination of these three areas, one can understand the basic framework of Timur's life and rule, as well as his failures.
Before discussing Timur's military conquests and concurrent rise to power, it is necessary
to provide some background of his early life. Timur was born in modern-day Uzbekistan in 1336. He was born into the clan Barlas, of which his father was the head of. He grew up in an area an region which had no......
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