Tamerlane
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Tam·er·lane
(tăm′ər-lān′) or Tam·bur·laine (-bər-) Originally Timur. 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.
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Tamerlane
(ˈtæməˌleɪn) orTamburlaine
n
(Biography) 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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Tam•er•lane
(ˈtæm ərˌleɪn)also Tamburlaine
n.
(Timur Lenk) 1336?–1405, Tartar conqueror in S and W Asia.
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