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Tamerlane

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Tam·er·lane  (tmr-ln) or Tam·bur·laine (-br-) 1336-1405.
Mongolian conqueror who led his nomadic hordes from their capital at Samarqand in central Asia to overrun vast areas of Persia, Turkey, Russia, and India.
Tamerlane [ˈtæməˌleɪn], Tamburlaine
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(Biographies / Tamerlane (?1336-1405) M, Mongol, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) Turkic name Timur (tiːˈmʊə). ?1336-1405, Mongol conqueror of the area from Mongolia to the Mediterranean; ruler of Samarkand (1369-1405). He defeated the Turks at Angora (1402) and died while invading China
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Noun1.TamerlaneTamerlane - Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk


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Its title was "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Other Poems.
An Appreciation by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The plain of Esdraelon--"the battle-field of the nations"--only sets one to dreaming of Joshua, and Benhadad, and Saul, and Gideon; Tamerlane, Tancred, Coeur de Lion, and Saladin; the warrior Kings of Persia, Egypt's heroes, and Napoleon--for they all fought here.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Historically, Tamerlane was a Mongol (Scythian) leader who in the fourteenth century overran most of Western Asia and part of Eastern Europe in much the way indicated in the play, which is based on sixteenth century Latin lives of him.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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