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 Tamerlane fought under the command of several Khans and Sultans. Because of his leadership abilities, he was assigned charge of a thousand warriors for an invasion of Khorasan (in north-east Iran). The accomplishment of this expedition resulted in more orders and prestige.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timur|Britannica]])]
+===== Kurgan's Death =====
+When his commander, Kurgan, died, the following fight for control was finally interrupted by the Mongol Chagatai Khanate's invasion of Tughlugh Khan. The leader of the Barlas tribe escaped the invasion, and Timur was chosen as his replacement by the Mongols.[([[https://bennythomas.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/pen-portraits-timur-leng/|bennythomas]])]
+===== Mongol Invasion =====
+When Tughlugh Khan died and left Transoxiania to his son Ilyas, Timur and his brother-in-law, Amir Husayn, saw an opportunity and invaded the territory.[([[https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000135088|Unesco]])]
+===== Tribal Leader =====
+Timur was a tribal chief who needed to protect his area. He used authority properly, treating aristocrats, merchants, and clergy with respect and generosity. As a result, he earned many supporters and a lot of authority.[([[https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/amir-timur-paragon-of-medieval-statecraft-or-central-asian-psychopath/|Asian Studies]])]
+===== Amir Husayn =====
+Amir Husayn was harsh with his subjects and envious of Timur's burgeoning authority. They swiftly became adversaries, driving Timur to kidnap Amir. He was later murdered, ceding entire control of northern Iran and Afghanistan to Timur.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4299836|jstor]])]
+===== Saray Mulk Khanum =====
+Tamerlane dominated the Chagatai chieftains to the north-east and finally claimed Mongol territory by marrying Saray Mulk Khanum, a Chagatai princess and Genghis Khan descendent.[([[https://www.whomarried.com/saray-mulk-khanum-734418|whomarried]])]
+===== Further Expansions =====
+Over the following three decades, Timur led his army in all directions. Persia had been totally subdued to the south and west. Georgia and Azerbaijan were taken to the north-west. The Mongol "Golden Horde" to the north was severely beaten, but he avoided attacking the Mongol heartland to the north-east.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timur|Britannica]])]
+===== Holy War =====
+Timur killed the inhabitants of Pakistan and India, explaining his atrocities as a holy war against the Hindu religion.[([[https://www.sikhnet.com/news/islamic-india-biggest-holocaust-world-history|sikhnet]])]
+===== War Animals =====
+To frighten Timur's men, the Sultan of Delhi utilized war elephants clad in chain mail. Timur, in a horrific stroke of ingenuity, placed hay on the backs of camels, lit the hay on fire, and poked them till they cruelly rushed towards the elephants. Timur won easily because the elephants turned and stampeded their own army. The people of Delhi were slaughtered.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/lggq5/til_that_timur_the_lame_sent_burning_camels_at/|Reddit]])]
+===== Cruelty =====
+Timur's cruelty became more pronounced as he got older. Legend has it that during his 1399 assault of Baghdad (Iraq), each of his warriors was obliged to present him two severed heads from the predominantly Christian populace.[([[https://factsanddetails.com/asian/cat65/sub424/item2681.html|factsanddetails]])]
+===== Bayezid =====
+In 1402, Timur invaded the Ottoman Empire, and Bayezid died in captivity, in a cage.[([[https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Ankara-1402|Britannica]])]
+===== Turkey Civil War =====
+His triumph triggered a civil war in Turkey, with Timur's nominee, Mehmed I, gaining control. Mehmed belonged to a tribe that had previously been granted control of the territory by the Mongols.[([[https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Ottoman_Interregnum|Military]])]
+===== Timur And Chinese Ming Dynasty =====
+Timur continued to extend his dominion till his death. Timur was enraged after the head of the fledgling Chinese Ming Dynasty insulted him. However, after three months of victorious engagements, Timur succumbed to sickness and died.[([[https://e-history.kz/en/news/show/7585/|e-history]])]
+===== Chinese Invasion =====
+Timur had invaded the Chinese during the severe winter of 1404 despite favoring spring invasions. This shows that his rage against the Chinese had a role in his fate.[([[https://www.thoughtco.com/timur-or-tamerlane-195675|Thoughtco]])]
+===== Timur's Death =====
+Timur Tamerlane died on February 17, 1405 at the age of 68.[([[https://totallyhistory.com/timur/|Totally History]])]
+===== Timur's Burial =====
+His remains was embalmed and interred in an ebony casket near Samarkand, fifty miles north of Kesh.[([[https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/how-conqueror-timur-continues-to-scare-many-after-his-death-1325988.html|News18]])]

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