Timur (1336-1405), also known as Tamerlane, Temür, or Timur Leng, was the founder of the Timurid Empire (1370-1507), which had its heartlands in modern-day Uzbekistan and capital at Samarkand. A Muslim Turkic chieftain who claimed Mongol descent, Timur swept across Central Asia and then successfully attacked Russia, the Middle East, and India. Principally known for his brutal terror methods, Timur was the epitome of violent conquest for its own sake since he did not create lasting administrative structures or improve the well-being of his nominal subjects.
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1336 - 1405Life of Timur, the founder of the Timurid Empire in Central Asia.
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1336Timur is born in 1336 near Samarkand.
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1366Timur and Amir Husayn take over Transoxania.
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c. 1370Timur takes sole control of Transoxania.
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1387Timur sacks Van in ancient Armenia.
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1395Timur attacks the Golden Horde.
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14 Apr 1395Timur wins the Battle of Terek River in southern Russia against the Golden Horde.
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1398 - 1399Timur invades the Delhi Sultanate and sacks Delhi.
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1399Timur invades Syria and sacks Aleppo.
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1401Timur sacks Baghdad.
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19 Feb 1405Timur dies in Otrar (in modern-day Kazakhstan) on his way to attack China's Ming Dynasty.
