A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Historical records confirm that the greatest military campaigns of conquest were often accomplished by the robust nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples inhabiting Central Asia.
Left: Timur – Turco-Mongol Conqueror. Reconstruction of Timur Lenk’s face based on his skull, carried out by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov in 1941. Image credit: – CC BY-SA 3.0; Right: A Timurid-era illustration of Timur. Thumbnail: XV century. Perhaps a copy of an earlier original. Public Domain
Their horse riders were perfectly trained and could defeat the armies of any settled civilization. These Asian fighters went to battle without fear because they were inspired by their most skilled leaders, such as the Mongol Genghis Khan or the Tatar Timur, also known as Timur the Lame or Tamerlane.
Today’s article focuses on Timur, one of history’s most successful military leaders.
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