Tamerlane
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- proper noun
- /ˈtæmərleɪn/
- Search for a Sunken Palace: Six hundred years ago, the fabled Mongol leader Tamerlane is said to have built a fabulous palace on the shores of a lake in Kyrgyzstan.
- Tamerlane and Genghis
- Khan and Tamerlane
- Tamerlane, the conqueror
Examples
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The only threat to his power came from the distant land of Transoxiana, in the form of Timur the Lame, or Tamerlane.
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A promising general in his youth, Tamerlane rose to power in Samarkand in 1369, as the Chagatai Khanate went into decline.
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Since independence, the Uzbek state has expended significant resources to resurrect memories of the region's golden period under Tamerlane.
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Percival was in the countryside edging Samarkand, the fabled capital of the 14th-century empire of Tamerlane and now a metropolitan jewel of the modern Republic of Uzbekistan.
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The military achievements of Tamerlane are well-documented in history books.
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Many ancient cities were influenced by Tamerlane during his conquests in the 14th century.
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The great empire founded by Tamerlane included regions from Turkey to western China.
Synonyms
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A Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire across Central Asia in the 14th century
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tamerlane comes from the conqueror's real name Timur, which means 'iron', plus a nickname that meant 'the lame' because he had a limp, so Europeans called him 'Timur the Lame'. That's why Tamerlane refers to the famous Mongol conqueror.