Illustration
Bronze bust by M. Gerasimov based on a facial reconstruction of the exhumed skull of Timur (1336-1405), also known as Tamerlane. Timur founded the Timurid Empire (1370-1507) which, based in Uzbekistan, spread across Central Asia.
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