3158 20 Timur the Lame, Tamerlane The Mongol Empire
Launch into the career of the last of the great Mongol rulers, Timur, the reputed Scourge of God also known as Tamerlane from his lameness due to a war wound. War was the lifeblood of this minor TurcoMongol noble, who rose to found the Timurid Empire. Cover his early exploits and his campaign against Toqtamish, khan of the Golden Horde. Also learn about Moscow s miraculous escape from
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