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Timur
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Timur, Timour [tiːˈmʊə]
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(Biographies) See Tamerlane
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Noun1.Timur - Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)Timur - Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
Tamburlaine, Tamerlane, Timur Lenk
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